As regards is fine, but it is often not needed.
As regards the impact of the studies on the medical profession, the effect was almost nil.
That is a good example of a bad sentence. Having started off with As regards to introduce the subject (the impact), when you come to the subject immediately again, you feel compelled to change the word to effect. Otherwise you would end up writing, As regards the impact of the studies on the medical profession, the impact was almost nil, which sounds silly.
And it is silly, because you did not need As regards in the first place. Just write, The impact/effect of the studies on the medical profession was almost nil.
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