in terms or in matter
Hello everyone, I have a problem to recognize the differences between "in terms of" and "in matter of".
I'd say for example "My English is much better in terms of reading." or "My reading ability improved in matter of weeks."
But can I also switch the words "terms" and "matter" between these two sentences?
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in terms or in matter
Hello everyone, I have a problem to recognize with the differences between "in terms of" and "in matter of".I'd say for example "My English is much better in terms of reading." or "My reading ability improved in (a) matter of weeks."
But can I also switch the words "terms" and "matter" between these two sentences?
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you can't really switch the words because they have different meanings. when you say "in terms of reading" this means that you are good in the area which is "reading", however when you say "in a matter of weeks" this basically means that it didn't really take that much time to learn the language
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Hello, Karel! That's a very good question. You can't actually switch these two words. The contexts in these two sentences are completely different. When you speak about the phrase "in terms of" you're speaking in relation to a particular topic (in this case the subject of reading), but "in a matter of" is usually used to refer to time.
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Hey Karel.
I think "in terms of" is more simple and people got it easier than "in matter of".
But, I'm brazilian, so I don't know if I'm correct hahaha.
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I don't think you can switch them, "in terms of" means in some aspect, but "in matter of" means about, that's my opinion, and only my opinion at all
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