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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

A friend from school

Hi,
What's the difference between a classmate and a friend from school?
e.g.
She is my classmate.
She is my friend from school.

Thanks.
  

Top answer

Most likely, no difference. However, 'friend from school' could be someone from any place or department in the school but not necessarily in the same class.

— Philip

  • Most likely, no difference.
  • However, 'friend from school' could be someone from any place or department in the school but not necessarily in the same class.
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Most likely, no difference. However, 'friend from school' could be someone from any place or department in the school but not necessarily in the same class.
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Philipsomeone from any place or department in the school but not necessarily in the same class.
Hi Philip,
Could you please give an example to explain what you mean by this in the quote?

Thank you very much.
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It could be an administrator, the school nurse, a cook in the dining room, a student from a different class....anyone connected with the school, but not necessarily in the person's class.
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She is my classmate. -- She is in the same class as you. She is my friend from school. -- You know her from school, but she may or may not be in the same class.
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"She is my classmate." means, she is in the same class as you, but she may or may not be your friend. "She is my friend from school". means, you know her from school, she is someone you consider a friend, but she may or may not be in the same class.
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Thank you very much for helping me to understand them better.
Can I say 'she/he is my classmate' if she/he is in the same class as me in elementary school, high school or college now?
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