In/at university

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Originally Posted by Rauf_M

Hello, i am from Azerbaijan, i need your help, i study in university and our lessons are in English, my writing, speaking and grammar are ok, but i hardly learn words, how can you help me? thanks good night

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Can I use the preposition in instead of at in this kind of structure?

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Originally Posted by Odessa Dawn

Can I use the preposition in instead of at in this kind of structure?

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OD, there is a danger of hijacking this thread. If you have a question about a construction in someone else's thread, please copy the relevant passage and open a new thread with your own question.

Edit: As you can see, I have moved your question and started a new thread with it.

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Originally Posted by Odessa Dawn

Can I use the preposition in instead of at in this kind of structure?

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Odessa, did you want to use 'at' instead of 'in'? In AmE students study 'at' a university rather than 'in university'.

"I study history at a university in Texas." Or, "I study history at the University of Texas."

What would you say in Saudi Arabia?

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Originally Posted by emsr2d2

OD, there is a danger of hijacking this thread. If you have a question about a construction in someone else's thread, please copy the relevant passage and open a new thread with your own question.

Edit: As you can see, I have moved your question and started a new thread with it.

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Sorry, ems! I was typing while you were posting! ;-)

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..., I study in university and our lessons are in English, my writing, speaking and grammar are ok,...

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Can I use the preposition in instead of at in this kind of structure?

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Originally Posted by Odessa Dawn

Can I use the preposition in instead of at in this kind of structure?

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Not in British English. In fact, we don't normally study at university; we are at uni(versity), or we study a subject at a place -

Both my children are at uni(versity) now.
I am studying Philosophy at Durham*.


*The assumption is that the place named is a university, unless we specifically state otherwise:

George is studying Engineering at Middleton Tec.

Apologies if I have confused the issue here. I already moved the potential hijack posts and started a new thread. However, OD very successfully took my suggestion and started a new thread for the new query as well, leaving us with two separate threads by OD, called "in/at university". I have now merged those two threads!

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Originally Posted by amigos4

What would you say in Saudi Arabia?

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I would use the preposition at.

Examples:

I did study English language at … University.
I attended … University as a student majoring in English language.
I was a student at … University.

At - point =)

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Originally Posted by JustAlilBit

At - point =)

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What do you mean by that?