INVESTIGATION vs. RESEARCH

Hello again everyone. Welcome back to the Daily Vitamin. I hope you are having a great day.

Today I wanted to go over two words that can often be confused in English: INVESTIGATION and RESEARCH

These words are synonymous in many ways, but there are subtle differences. 

Meaning of INVESTIGATION: the act or process of carefully examining a crime, a problem, a statement, etc. in order to discover the truth.

Meaning of RESEARCH: the detailed study of a subject in order to discover new information or reach a new understanding.

In general, 'investigation' is done by the police or the FBI, for example, while 'research' is done by university professors and scientists. 

Example 1:
She has spent most of her life carrying out scientific research about cancer at Stanford University. 

Example 2:
So far, the police investigation into the robbery at the central bank has not produced any suspects or interesting conclusions.  

We looked at these words for the first time in a Daily Vitamin in April of 2004 and then again last year (in February 2023). You can find last year's lesson at the following URL: https://www.ziggurat.es/lecciones-ingles/research-vs-investigation/4251/

Can you create your own original sentences using one or both of these words. You can post your sentences on one of our social media sites (Facebook or Twitter/X) and we will give you feedback about your sentences as soon as we can.

I hope the rest of your day goes very well. 

All the best!

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