Apr 11, 2011 21:06
13 yrs ago
English term

at cambridge university or in cambridge university

English to Arabic Other Linguistics language usage
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.

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at Cambridge University

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.
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agree EmanSobhy
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agree TAKOAS (X)
7 hrs
agree Fatima Mohammad
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at Cambridge University

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/ -
Peer comment(s):

agree hassan zekry
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Thanks Hassan:)
agree Ali Alsaqqa
21 hrs
Thanks:)
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