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Osee Posted 18 years ago
Vocabulary

degrees from/with a university?

Which or what preposition should I use in following sentence?

I hold a bachelor's degree and a master's degree both from/with Harvard University.
  

Top answer

" But your "both" is in the wrong place. It sounds like you have degrees from two univerisities. I hold both a bachelor's and a master's from Harvard.

— BarbaraPA

  • " But your "both" is in the wrong place.
  • It sounds like you have degrees from two univerisities.
  • I hold both a bachelor's and a master's from Harvard.
  • (You don't have to say "University" for this one either.
  • )
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In the U.S., say "from."

But your "both" is in the wrong place. It sounds like you have degrees from two univerisities.

I hold both a bachelor's and a master's from Harvard. (You don't have to say "University" for this one either. Everyone knows Harvard.)
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Hi,

A small comment.

I rather think that 'I hold a degree from Harvard'is American English. It always sounds to me like you will have to give it back one day.
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Thanks a lot, GG. But there is another thing I do not understand very well: why did you omit "degree" in the phrase "a bachelor's degree"?
Grammar GeekIn the U.S., say "from."

But your "both" is in the wrong place. It sounds like you have degrees from two univerisities.

I hold both a bachelor's and a master's from Harvard. (You don't have to say "Universit
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