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Debpriya De Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
from and at
1. I want to do an MA in English from Oxford University.
2. I want to do an MA in English at Oxford University.
Sentence #2 is clear to me, but in what context can we use sentence #1, because people in India use "from" a lot in such contexts ?
2. I want to do an MA in English at Oxford University.
Sentence #2 is clear to me, but in what context can we use sentence #1, because people in India use "from" a lot in such contexts ?
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if you want to get your master degree you should get it FROM there , but you need to do your master degree at Oxford university
- if you want to get your master degree you should get it FROM there , but you need to do your master degree at Oxford university
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if you want to get your master degree you should get it FROM there , but you need to do your master degree at Oxford university
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Debpriya DeSentence #2 is clear to me, but in what context can we use sentence #1It just sounds wrong to me. However, if you replace do with get or obtain, it's fine.
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Thanks, Ivanhr for your reply. But why do we say "graduate from XYZ University" and not "graduate at XYZ University" ?
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