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    Default At university/a universty / universties

    Hello dear teachers,

    Which one so youthink is correct?

    I want to teach at universty in the future.

    I want to teach at a universty in the future.

    I want to teach at universties in the future.

    Thanks.

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    Default Re: At university/a universty / universties

    Quote Originally Posted by Nathan Mckane View Post
    Hello dear teachers,

    Which one so you think is correct?

    I want to teach at university in the future.

    I want to teach at a university in the future.

    I want to teach at universities in the future.

    Thanks.
    All three are possible.
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    Default Re: At university/a universty / universties

    So there is no difference between them at all? i wnated to refer to unviersity in general.

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    Default Re: At university/a universty / universties

    In the US, we would use the "a" version. It doesn't matter which university you mean, or whether you don't have any specifc one in mind at all.

    You could also say "I'd like to be a college professor" with the same meaning.
    I'm not a teacher, but I write for a living. Please don't ask me about 2nd conditionals, but I'm a safe bet for what reads well in (American) English.

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