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Kai
English Grammar Hi Friends, they are the same thing, aren't they? A.I am practicing my translation skills. B.I am training my translation skills.
22 août 2019 13:39
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“Practicing” is the right word for this sentence. “Training” is usually used for something a person does to or for a person or thing in order to improve that person’s or thing’s abilities, and so the object of the verb “training” is a person, animal, or other object: Examples: I am training her to do the job. I am training my dog to sit on command. I am training Siri to recognize my voice. I am training myself how to read music.
22 août 2019
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Hello Kai! Both of these sentences do mean the same thing, though Sentence A sounds a bit better to me. Another option would be the verb 'to hone', which is a word we specifically use with skills: I am honing my translation skills.
22 août 2019
Thank you Teacher Adam
24 août 2019
The nuance is a little different actually, but they are essentially are the same thing and I would also note that [A] is the more common natural phrase. [A] refers to the idea that you have a satisfactory skill level and are keeping it at the level. [B] refers to the idea that you are trying to get your skill level higher than it already is.
22 août 2019
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Kai
Compétences linguistiques
Chinois (mandarin), Chinois (cantonais), Chinois (hokkien), Anglais, Indonésien, Malais, Russe
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Chinois (cantonais), Anglais, Indonésien, Malais, Russe