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Help with an English book title
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Eliza Hall
Eliza Hall
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"Correct" and "sounds good" are two different things Feb 13, 2019

neilmac wrote:

Eliza Hall wrote:

Learn Singing sounds odd to my ear (native US English, also lived in the UK). We use the infinitive in this context ("learn to sing"). For a book title it could be "Learn to Sing" or, if no teacher is involved, "Teach Yourself to Sing."



Perhaps it sounds odd to you because it's less frequently used, but I can assure you that the learn + -ING construction is perfectly valid.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VPRj0d7Oik


It's certainly "valid," correct, etc. It just sounds odd standing all by itself as a book title. In a slightly longer title along the following lines, it wouldn't sound odd: "Learn Singing On Your Own," "Learn Singing the Suzuki Way," etc.
 
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