It is good to study a career. English Correction

Question

Please, How do you say?

It is good to study a career.
or It is OK to study a career.

In Spanish is Es bueno para estudiar una carrera

Answer 1

Decimos,

It's good to study a career.

Yes, good answer :) but as mr Silly said it's good to study FOR a career/towards a career :) - FELIZ77, Oct 7, 2011

Thanks Azabache - maylegoas, Oct 7, 2011

I would not study a career. I would study *for* a career, as Feliz commented. - pesta, Oct 7, 2011

A career is a false friend. Career = job. It is not the same as degree. - rabbitwho, Oct 7, 2011

Answer 2

Translating from Spanish, it is, "It's good to study a career."

But, I think it sounds a little awkward to say it that way in English. I think something like, "It's good to study for a career," sounds better.

Thanks MrSillylnc - maylegoas, Oct 7, 2011

Answer 3

Spanish uses the word la carrera to mean the process of studying at say a university.

A career in English is the job or profession you follow after finishing your studies.

OK ian-hill - maylegoas, Oct 7, 2011

Answer 4

I agree with:

It's good to study for a career.

Answer 5

Study a career is not precise.

I think that is English jargon, and simply wrong.

If I really were to study a career (such as "scientist") I might study information about how to become a scientist, what fields of science may have available jobs, etc., but not study science.

If I study for (or towards) this career, I would study science.

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It's a little like the often-used expression, "I will speak to that subject....", when the speaker really means to say "I will speak about that subject....". After all, nobody can speak to a subject, because it has no ears.

Thanks pesta - maylegoas, Oct 7, 2011