Those pricks let any bullshit in based on usage. Doesn't make it correct.Right so, I checked the Oxford Dictionary of English and yeah, ‘learnings’ is an actual word. Sorry, Pete. I wish it wasn’t. Or weren’t. But it is. However, I still hold that it’s unnecessary when we already have ‘lessons’.
Despite being more popular than “lessons” in the corporate setting, “learnings” is still incorrect. It’s an erroneous plural form of the colloquial term “learning.”
Lexico mislabels “mass usage,” which explains why “learnings” might sound wrong. Some accept the word as a plural-form mass usage instead of a mass noun. That means you can say “learnings from the project” but not “top ten learnings from the project.”
What is the Difference Between Learnings and Lessons?
The main difference between “learnings” and “lessons” is that “lessons” is more accurate. “Learnings” might be popular in constructions like “apply these learnings” or “top learnings,” but major dictionaries don’t recognize it.
How to Use Learnings Correctly
“Learning” is more popular as the present participle of the verb “learn.” But it has been used as a noun since the 18th century. Is it learning or learnings? And is learnings a word? Discover
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