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Angliholic Posted 18 years ago
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what to major in//study

0I haven't decided 01b00what to major in02b00, but I'm quite interested in genetic engineering.02br
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00Is it the same to say "what to study" instead of "what to major in" in the above? Thanks.0-
  

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0The sentence is okay, but "major in" implies college; "study" does not. )0-

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  • 0The sentence is okay, but "major in" implies college; "study" does not.
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0The sentence is okay, but "major in" implies college; "study" does not. In your second example, you'd have to add "in college," if that's what you mean.02br
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00(Genetic engineering is getting a bad rap lately.)0-
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0Hi,02br
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01font00Is it the same to say "what to study" instead of "what to major in" in 02font02br
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00I see 'major in' as a feature of AmE but not of BrE, u00nless BrE has changed since I lived there.02br
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00Best wishes, Clive0-
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