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Moon7296 Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary
At college / in college?
She ran through a lot of money in her first year at college.
1. Is 'at' more natural than in?
2. If college is replaced by university, is 'at' still more natural?
3. How does ran through mean in the sentence?
1. Is 'at' more natural than in?
2. If college is replaced by university, is 'at' still more natural?
3. How does ran through mean in the sentence?
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Hi, She ran through a lot of money in her first year at college. 1. Is 'at' more natural than in?
- Hi, She ran through a lot of money in her first year at college.
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- Is 'at' more natural than in?
- In Canada, I hear both.
- Perhaps 'in' more often.
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Hi,
She ran through a lot of money in her first year at college.
1. Is 'at' more natural than in? In Canada, I hear both. Perhaps 'in' more often.
I think the use of 'college' to mean 'university' is a feature of mainly American English.
2. If college is replaced by university
She ran through a lot of money in her first year at college.
1. Is 'at' more natural than in? In Canada, I hear both. Perhaps 'in' more often.
I think the use of 'college' to mean 'university' is a feature of mainly American English.
2. If college is replaced by university
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Thank you,
Do we say, I'm first year in(at) college?
I'm ~ year in college(or uni or even middle and high school?)
and for elementary students, do we say, I'm third grade in elementary school?
Do we say, I'm first year in(at) college?
I'm ~ year in college(or uni or even middle and high school?)
and for elementary students, do we say, I'm third grade in elementary school?
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Hi,
The common thing to say depends a bit on where you live. This is what I hear in Canada.
Do we say, I'm first year in(at) college?
I'm in my first yar of University.
I'm ~ year in college(or uni or even middle and high school?)
and for elementary students, do we say,
The common thing to say depends a bit on where you live. This is what I hear in Canada.
Do we say, I'm first year in(at) college?
I'm in my first yar of University.
I'm ~ year in college(or uni or even middle and high school?)
and for elementary students, do we say,
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