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Hulpleerkracht”form a habit“ or "develop a habit", which is better?
"I want to develop/form a habit of writting English diary everyday."
I this sentence correct? ”form a habit“ or "develop a habit", which is better?
29 aug. 2019 07:09
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They're both correct, but I prefer "develop a habit".
'develop a habit' as well well as 'creating' a habit, gives the idea of the steps you must take to achieve it. My opinion only, but 'form a habit' is more just about 'creating' that habit and less emphasis on the steps you take to get there.
29 augustus 2019
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There is an adjective “habit-forming”. Something which is habit-forming induces a biochemical process to which humans respond, by inducing the release of hormones. So forming a habit is less deliberate than developing a habit.
So something that you do because you want to, such as in your example, needs “develop”.
The other word to keep in mind is addictive. That’s more extreme than “habit-forming”and would usually be used for drugs. But you can say both “drug habit” and “drug addiction.”
29 augustus 2019
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For this case, you would develop a habit of writing an English diary every day.
"Form a habit" can have negative meanings associated with it, whereas "develop a habit" implies more of good qualities.
You would form a drug habit.
You would form a smoking habit.
You would form a drinking habit.
You would develop a reading habit-
You would develop an exercise habit.
You would develop a writing habit.
The drugs, smoking, and drinking are things that aren't healthy or beneficial. The reading, writing, and exercise are things that are good to do.
Developing a habit also implies the process to getting there is important. Forming a habit doesn't place emphasis on the process.
29 augustus 2019
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