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Amethyst Leigh Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary
Study at/from/ by
Hi
I'd like to know how you would say if you wanted to express you were taught by a certain professor, so would you say:
I studied at professor X.
I studied from professor X.
I studied in professor X's class.
I took professor X's classes.
Which is the most appropriate or what would be the best solution to say this. I am translating and it would be really important to get this right even though it seems to be a basic rule but I have always had trouble with chossing at/by/from/etc.
I'd like to know how you would say if you wanted to express you were taught by a certain professor, so would you say:
I studied at professor X.
I studied from professor X.
I studied in professor X's class.
I took professor X's classes.
Which is the most appropriate or what would be the best solution to say this. I am translating and it would be really important to get this right even though it seems to be a basic rule but I have always had trouble with chossing at/by/from/etc.
Top answer
I took professor X's classes. " Study under is a phrasal verb, and it should not be taken to mean physically underneath. "
- I took professor X's classes.
- " Study under is a phrasal verb, and it should not be taken to mean physically underneath.
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I took professor X's classes.
If this were a longer period of time (more than one class), or for a specific subject/skill being referenced, you could also say "I studied under professor X."
Study under is a phrasal verb, and it should not be taken to mean physically underneath.
If this were a longer period of time (more than one class), or for a specific subject/skill being referenced, you could also say "I studied under professor X."
Study under is a phrasal verb, and it should not be taken to mean physically underneath.
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Thank you, thank you, thank you.
I knew grammatically the version of mine you mentioned was right but with "under" it's so much better since that's closest to the expression I looked for in my mother tongue. Actually just after I posted here and went on with my translation I wrote under the guidance of - which seemed too "strict" not exactly what I wanted but using merely under did not occur
I knew grammatically the version of mine you mentioned was right but with "under" it's so much better since that's closest to the expression I looked for in my mother tongue. Actually just after I posted here and went on with my translation I wrote under the guidance of - which seemed too "strict" not exactly what I wanted but using merely under did not occur
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wow, thank you. I didn't know about that one!
Mister MicawberThere is also: I studied with Professor X.
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