of course it's a study, that's implied. The issue is people overuse the word to make it sounds like it's more than it actually is. I need to "study my surroun

of course it's a study, that's implied. The issue is people overuse the word to make it sounds like it's more than it actually is. I need to "study my surroundings" but I would never describe that as "according to a study, I should slow down here because there are children at play".