Pretty3
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study or studying
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Hi,
Can you tell me what we should say after for :
Tips for study or Tips for studying ??
Also, Can we say : you should be perseverant ??
Thank you :)
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13 Sep 2014
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cunliffe
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Hi Pretty. Tips for studying.
You should persevere. You should be persistent.
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13 Sep 2014
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Pretty3
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Cunliffe
Can you tell me how we use perseverant in a sentence ??
this word is from the student �s book !
Thank you.
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13 Sep 2014
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cunliffe
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I �ve honestly never heard it, but I �ve googled it and it exists, so I guess �be perseverant � is acceptable.
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13 Sep 2014
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Zora
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Your sentence for perseverant is fine. It is extremely formal English though and not many people will have even heard of the word before. I�d suggest telling your student that.
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13 Sep 2014
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redcamarocruiser
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"Keep at it" and "stick to it" are the colloquial ways of expressing perseverant. |
13 Sep 2014
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Jayho
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Which student book is �perseverant� from?
I have never heard it either. It is definitely not common usage although perseverance is.
It is now in my vocab though now. I shall be perseverant in committing it to my word bank.
Cheers
Jayho
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13 Sep 2014
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Pretty3
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I have searched the word in the student �s book again. I thought there was the adjective perseverant! Then I found only the noun : perseverance is it in the book.
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14 Sep 2014
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florimago
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Hi, I �m not native but the word "perseverant " sounded fine to me till I �ve read all your wise comments. So I �m just wondering if "persevering" is more usual than perseverant . Thanks in advance . Flori |
15 Sep 2014
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cunliffe
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Hi Flori. Yes, persevere is usual. |
15 Sep 2014
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