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Old 17-Nov-2007, 11:42
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Unhappy can u say take exercise??

i live in egypt but i took elementary school in USA
my english teacher says u can "take exercise" not "do exercise" but i say its "do"

who is right???
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Old 17-Nov-2007, 11:54
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Default Re: can u say take exercise??

From a BrE perspective I'd would tend to agree with the teacher that "take" is more common. "Do" would still be ok.
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Old 17-Nov-2007, 13:17
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Default Re: can u say take exercise??

im talking in the AmE perspective
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Old 17-Nov-2007, 13:27
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Default Re: can u say take exercise??

Add an "s" to your "exercise" and both you and the teacher are right.
He takes exercise, but he does exercises (like push-ups).
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