Language Tip 21 (2014-15)

Research.

“Research” is normally a non-countable noun and you can live a full and happy life without ever writing “researches.”

Some use it in the plural to mean “separate scientific investigations” but others (including the writers of these weekly tips) find “researches” very strange. If possible, it is therefore better to use just research, especially when you mean it in a very general way – e.g. “Research has shown…”

As you know, “study” is a regular ol’ count noun:

“A study has shown…”

“Studies have shown…”

Jason Blake and Monika Kavalir

An ad hoc list of all tips from this academic year is available at:
http://www2.arnes.si/~bjason/tips%20-%202014%202015.pdf

(Skupno 22 obiskov, današnjih obiskov 1)
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