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I studied it by self-study. vs I studied it through self-study.

Both phrases are correct, but 'i studied it through self-study.' is more commonly used and sounds more natural in English. The preposition 'through' is often used to indicate the means or method by which something is done.

Last updated: March 23, 2024

I studied it by self-study.

This phrase is grammatically correct but less common in English.

This phrase indicates that the speaker studied something independently, without external help.
  • I studied it in my youth, My Lord.
  • In the meantime, I studied its language and read its talmon.
  • How can I with my salary. I studied it.
  • So I went and did the only thing I could. I studied it.
  • I found a weird green rose on the grounds, and I studied it.
  • I studied it at school and went to Paris for 2 months.
  • It's called Owari in Ghana, where I studied it; it's called Mancala here on the East Coast, Bao in Kenya, Sogo elsewhere.
  • Such is the power of self-study.
  • What you're asking us to do is forced-study, not self-study.
  • Informal learning concerns activities outside formal or non-formal education, of a low-level of organisation, such as self-study.
  • I studied harder than you could imagine.
  • I studied time dilation and quantum teleportation in college.
  • I've studied it at length.
  • I think my dad studied it.
  • I... studied it at Oxford.
  • I mean, I just studied it.
  • No, I just studied it a little.
  • They've studied it in zoo animals.
  • Nothing. I never studied it in school.
  • I've studied its dimensions for months.

Alternatives:

  • I studied it through self-study.
  • I studied it on my own.
  • I self-studied it.
  • I learned it through self-study.
  • I learned it independently.

I studied it through self-study.

This phrase is grammatically correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase also indicates that the speaker studied something independently, without external help, but using the method of self-study.
  • I studied it in my youth, My Lord.
  • In the meantime, I studied its language and read its talmon.
  • How can I with my salary. I studied it.
  • So I went and did the only thing I could. I studied it.
  • I found a weird green rose on the grounds, and I studied it.
  • I studied it at school and went to Paris for 2 months.
  • I studied law in Korea, but I never made it through graduation.
  • It's called Owari in Ghana, where I studied it; it's called Mancala here on the East Coast, Bao in Kenya, Sogo elsewhere.
  • Such is the power of self-study.
  • Since most speakers of Esperanto have learned the language through self study, the Internet in general, and websites such as www.lernu.net in particular, have been a great boon to the language.
  • What you're asking us to do is forced-study, not self-study.
  • Informal learning concerns activities outside formal or non-formal education, of a low-level of organisation, such as self-study.
  • I studied harder than you could imagine.
  • I studied time dilation and quantum teleportation in college.
  • I've studied it at length.
  • I think my dad studied it.
  • I... studied it at Oxford.
  • I mean, I just studied it.
  • No, I just studied it a little.
  • They've studied it in zoo animals.

Alternatives:

  • I studied it on my own.
  • I self-studied it.
  • I learned it through self-study.
  • I learned it independently.
  • I studied it independently.

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