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Seagull Posted 11 years ago
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study at (a) university
a. He studied at university in Canada as an exchange student for two years while he was in college.
b. He studied at a university in Canada as an exchange student for two years while he was in college.
Of the above two sentences, which sounds more natural to native speakers? This guy in the sentences was a student of another university overseas and attended the university in Canada temporarily.
b. He studied at a university in Canada as an exchange student for two years while he was in college.
Of the above two sentences, which sounds more natural to native speakers? This guy in the sentences was a student of another university overseas and attended the university in Canada temporarily.
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(a) is interpreted as " He studied at university / in Canada" while (b) is interpreted as "He studied at / a university in Canada". Both are OK. The nuance seems faintly different because of the effect of the indefiniteness of "a".
- (a) is interpreted as " He studied at university / in Canada" while (b) is interpreted as "He studied at / a university in Canada".
- Both are OK.
- The nuance seems faintly different because of the effect of the indefiniteness of "a".
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(a) is interpreted as " He studied at university / in Canada" while (b) is interpreted as "He studied at / a university in Canada". Both are OK. The nuance seems faintly different because of the effect of the indefiniteness of "a".
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