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"preferred to read" is grammatically correct and can be used in written English.
It is typically used when describing someone's preference or choice in reading material or activity. Example: "She always preferred to read mystery novels over romance novels."
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He wasn't interested in sports and preferred to read, collect comics and watch television.
Mike said he didn't want to; he preferred to read & learn instead--he didn't mention he was trying to write poems.
In reality the US had a "Kardashian culture" which preferred to read and watch comedies, romances and super-heroes, rather than stories involving gun violence.
But it's just as timely as old-timey — a charming book about a boy who preferred to read rather than do as his forefathers did (in this case, farm).
On evenings and weekends, Stan would sometimes pick cotton or feed the pigs, but he preferred to read books that his parents gave him, among them "Treasure Island," "Black Beauty," and "Alice in Wonderland".
Asked why they preferred to read on screen, one pupil said: "When you read on paper, it's a bit boring, unless it's something you're really into and you might get into it.
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From the patients' point of view, spoken information provided by their GPs is preferred to reading PILs.
Reading to children who might prefer to read to themselves can seem presumptuous.
"I prefer to read the New Scientist.
Do you prefer to read print or e-books?
But readers and critics prefer to read it as autobiography.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.
Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com