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Is the noun "survey" really used synonymously with "study?
the study; the poll
To me, it always seemed like it was used synonymously with "poll" when I've heard it before. Even when the context was a scientific study the information was still extracted via a poll rather than through observation or so.
On the other hand, this British English school book I'm using right now (Green Line 1 by Klett) names study as a secondary meaning. Can it even be used for studies that didn't contain a poll?
the study; the poll
To me, it always seemed like it was used synonymously with "poll" when I've heard it before. Even when the context was a scientific study the information was still extracted via a poll rather than through observation or so.
On the other hand, this British English school book I'm using right now (Green Line 1 by Klett) names study as a secondary meaning. Can it even be used for studies that didn't contain a poll?
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