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Narrator: Today's word is "Research" — noun, pronounced /rɪˈsɜːtʃ/, with the stress on "search".
Narrator: Research is the systematic investigation into a subject to discover new facts or confirm old ones.
Narrator: In plain English, research is studying something carefully — like researching a holiday before booking.
Narrator: It comes from the Old French recercher, meaning to seek out, from re- and cercher, to search.
Narrator: "To do research" describes conducting a systematic study.
Narrator: It differs from study because research implies original investigation, whereas study can be learning existing knowledge.
Narrator: "Market research" is a sense meaning investigating what consumers want.
Narrator: Science, academia, business and journalism all rely on the word research.
Narrator: So remember: research is systematic study, from the Old French for to seek out.
Speaker A: What does research mean?
Speaker B: Systematic study! RESEARCH comes from the Old French recercher, to seek out, so it's careful investigation to discover facts.
Speaker A: So scientists do research?
Speaker B: Yes — and so do businesses!
Speaker A: Example sentences?
Speaker B: "Do some research"; "market research"; "research shows that" — academia, business and evidence.
Speaker A: Common mistakes?
Speaker B: As a noun, stress the first syllable, because it's RE-search, while the verb is ri-SEARCH.
Speaker A: Close relatives?
Speaker B: 'Study' the general cousin, 'investigation' the formal twin, 'inquiry' the systematic alternative. The word keeps its discovering charm!
Speaker B: Let's use "research" in AI prompts — useful for academic apps and market tools.
Speaker A: So a prompt could frame a study?
Speaker B: Right. For an academic app, you'd write:
Prompt: Write a short guide on how to do desk research for an essay, naming two source types.
Speaker A: How about a market tool?
Speaker B: Ask the model to plan:
Prompt: Draft a market research plan for a new product, naming two methods.
Speaker A: Could it help with a medical bot?
Speaker B: Yes, you can frame evidence:
Prompt: Summarise in two sentences how medical research is conducted, naming one trial type.
Speaker A: One more?
Speaker B: For a student chatbot, try this:
Prompt: Write a short tip on evaluating research sources, naming two trust signals.
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