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Linguistics / language usage | | English term or phrase: at cambridge university or in cambridge university | please my dear here help
what is correct to say
they are students in cambridge univeristy or
they are students at cambridge univesity
please kindly with further explanation if the answere permits. |
| | | Arabic translation:at Cambridge University | Explanation:
As a native speaker of U.S. English, I would always say "at" (not in).
Google "he was a student at" (include the quotation marks) for many examples of this usage.
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Note added at 19 mins (2011-04-11 21:26:20 GMT)
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Here are some examples of how to use "at" and "in" correctly:
Use "at" when giving the name of a specific school/university.
Example: He is a student at Cambridge University.
Example: When Jane was a student at Princeton University, she had many friends.
Use "in" when naming a town/city/state/country:
Example: He studied in California for several years.
Example: We have been studying in Canada for two months now.
Use "in" when talking about a specific course/class:
Example: He sat next to me in my anthropology course.
Example: Susan is a student in Mrs. Brown's second grade class.
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Note added at 21 mins (2011-04-11 21:28:42 GMT)
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By the way, this should be an English/English question since there is no Arabic involved. |
| Selected response from:
Amel Abdullah
| Grading comment Selected automatically based on peer agreement.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer |
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3 mins confidence:  peer agreement (net): +2 at Cambridge University
Explanation:
There are 31 Colleges in Cambridge that house and teach all students enrolled in courses of study or research at the University.
www.cam.ac.uk/colleges/ -
|  Liliane Hatem
Local time: 22:34
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Native speaker of:  English, Arabic
PRO pts in category: 48
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7 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +3 at Cambridge University
Explanation:
As a native speaker of U.S. English, I would always say "at" (not in).
Google "he was a student at" (include the quotation marks) for many examples of this usage.
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Note added at 19 mins (2011-04-11 21:26:20 GMT)
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Here are some examples of how to use "at" and "in" correctly:
Use "at" when giving the name of a specific school/university.
Example: He is a student at Cambridge University.
Example: When Jane was a student at Princeton University, she had many friends.
Use "in" when naming a town/city/state/country:
Example: He studied in California for several years.
Example: We have been studying in Canada for two months now.
Use "in" when talking about a specific course/class:
Example: He sat next to me in my anthropology course.
Example: Susan is a student in Mrs. Brown's second grade class.
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Note added at 21 mins (2011-04-11 21:28:42 GMT)
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By the way, this should be an English/English question since there is no Arabic involved.
| Amel Abdullah
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
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