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Vincent Teo Posted 18 years ago
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studies at /in

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00John studies in /at St Theresa school. 0-
  

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0John studies at St Theresa 01b 00S02b 00chool. (BrE)02br 02br 00John studies in St Theresa 01b 00S02b 00chool. (AmE)0-

  • 0John studies at St Theresa 01b 00S02b 00chool.
  • (BrE)02br 02br 00John studies in St Theresa 01b 00S02b 00chool.
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0John studies at St Theresa 01b00S02b00chool. (BrE)02br
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00John studies in St Theresa 01b00S02b00chool. (AmE)0-
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0 If you studied at Harvard university, you will always say 'when I was at Harvard ...02br
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01b01font00Is it correct to say 'when I was in Harvard ... ?02font02b02br
00I have learnt to say 'at' whenever I want to talk about my Alma Mater. 02br
00When I was at school ...02br
00When I wa
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0Yes, as an American, I would use "at" as well.0-
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0Hi Barbara02br
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00I was taught that, in BrE, I should say 01i01b00I study at Nanyang School.02b02i02br
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00You said that 'at' is used in AmE. But Is 'in' used in AmE?02br
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00Many thanks.0-
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0Usually we say "I go to XYZ school" or "I went to ABC Univerity," and not "I study at..." 02br
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00But in conversation, I'd say "When I was at RPI, ..." and never "When I was in RPI..."0-
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0Hi Barbara 02br
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00In my country, we usually say "I study at Nanyang School." OR "I attend ... "02br
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00Thanks for your reply.0-
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01cite10Anonymous12cite10 If you studied at Harvard university, you will always say 'when I was at Harvard ... 12br
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10Hi,12br
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10I agree totally. BrE or AmE, study "at" is more common.12br
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10For the past 2 years, she has studied at UCLA for her master degree in computer s
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0Hello.02br
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00Here’s an excerpt from an article of the February 23, 2003 issue of the New York Times.02br
00"After college, he studied 01b01font00at02font02b00 Northwestern University..."02br
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