omit to read vs omit reading

Both 'omit to read' and 'omit reading' are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'Omit to read' is less common and formal, while 'omit reading' is more commonly used in everyday language. The choice between them depends on the formality of the context.

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omit to read

This phrase is correct but less common and more formal. It is used when emphasizing the action of not reading.

This phrase is used to indicate the deliberate act of not reading something. It is more formal and less commonly used in everyday language.

Examples:

Please omit to read the last paragraph of the report.
He decided to omit to read the entire book due to lack of interest.

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A society that omits to set aside resources for this purpose is permanently in crisis.
Mr Schmitt's report omits to mention that refugees suffer from discrimination in the job market.
Of course, over and above these five entities, the Council will not omit to discuss and take appropriate decisions on a series of other issues.
In his report, he takes the opportunity to himself express what the Council omits to say.
The Commission omits to say how the period 2003-2006 is to be funded.
However, reports often omit to mention that the patches are intended for a specific target group.
The communication omits to mention the condition relating to social environmental equity;
Yet the Commission obviously omits to state that world stocks are at all time lows, only 40 consumption days of stocks.
There have been recurring violations of human rights in China, and we cannot omit to condemn them.
I must not omit to add a few words on the events in Georgia, which we have been discussing together.
they omit to notify a concentration in accordance with Article 4;
The report, however, omits to bring up one fundamental issue: the issue of traffic rights.
But the report does not omit to call - twice - for visas to be granted to members of the government of Taiwan, thereby mimicking the American tactic on this issue.
The European Commission's proposal omits to lay down in what cases one can speak of an employer, an employee, or wages owing.
The Netherlands also omits to mention in the national reform programme that swingeing cuts are also being made in other fields which will seriously jeopardise the attainment of the EU2020 targets, such as childcare, assistance with debts and appropriate education.
A significant criticism is that the Commission - in sharp contrast to its usual approach - omits to describe applicants in detail and to define the term legal practitioners.
In its 2011 calendar for schools, of which three million copies have been published, the Commission omits to mention the dates on which Christmas and Easter fall.
People go tax shopping with their savings and for obvious reasons omit to declare the savings income received in other Member States to their own tax authorities, thus avoiding paying tax.
As a consequence, it omits to highlight the need for active measures, including the judicious use of monetary policy to prompt recovery of business and consumer confidence.
In tackling the issue of fundamental rights in the EU today we must not, however, omit to refer to the terrible events in Gaza.

Alternatives:

choose not to read
decide not to read
skip reading

omit reading

This phrase is correct and more commonly used in everyday language. It is a simpler and more casual way to express not reading something.

This phrase is used to indicate the act of not reading something. It is a more common and less formal way to express this idea.