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KTL Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

At university or in the university?

Again, I am not sure of the differences between the two. Are they both correct? If so, are they different in meaning?

Thank you.
  

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They're both correct. I'd say that "at university" and "in hospital" are British. If you use "at university" and "in the university" in sentences, we can better advise if there's a difference in meaning.

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  • They're both correct.
  • I'd say that "at university" and "in hospital" are British.
  • If you use "at university" and "in the university" in sentences, we can better advise if there's a difference in meaning.
  • Sometimes the choice of preposition (in/at) makes a difference.
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They're both correct. I'd say that "at university" and "in hospital" are British.
If you use "at university" and "in the university" in sentences, we can better advise if there's a difference in meaning. Sometimes the choice of preposition (in/at) makes a difference.
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Thank you very much for the explanation.
Example: I would like to do maths at university/in the university/in an university.
In this case, which is correct and which is not?
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US: I would like to do maths at a university/at the university/in a university/in the university/at university level.
GBr I would like to do maths at university.

In the US, we say, I would like to attend college, but
I would like to attend a university.
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Thank you so much for the explanation. It does clarify the issue for me.
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