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27-Aug-2007, 04:40
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| |  I went to college
I went to the University and took up an Engineering course.
I went to the University and took up an Engineering major.
I went to the University and took up Engineering.
I went to college and took up an Engineering course.
I went to college and took up an Engineering major.
I went to college and took up Engineering.
Which is right and which is not  |
27-Aug-2007, 08:58
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| | Re: I went to college
My preferences,
Ex: I majored in Engineering in university.
Ex: My major in university was Engineering.
Ex: When I attended university my major was Engineering. |
27-Aug-2007, 10:12
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| | Re: I went to college
To me all the sentences seemed correct  |
27-Aug-2007, 17:41
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| | Re: I went to college
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Originally Posted by blouen  I went to the University and took up an Engineering course.
I went to the University and took up an Engineering major.
I went to the University and took up Engineering.
I went to college and took up an Engineering course.
I went to college and took up an Engineering major.
I went to college and took up Engineering.
Which is right and which is not | To be properly colloquial:
I went to the University of xxxxxxx and took an Engineering course. [ specific university]
I went to university/college and took an Engineering course. [unspecified university/college]
I took up engineering and went to college/university for a course. |
27-Aug-2007, 20:56
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| | Re: I went to college
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Originally Posted by Anglika To be properly colloquial:
I went to the University of xxxxxxx and took an Engineering course. [specific university]
I went to university/college and took an Engineering course. [unspecified university/college]
I took up engineering and went to college/university for a course. | Anglika,
Would university and college be interchangeable in these sentences?
How about major and course?
Please, I need a little explanation, thanks! |
28-Aug-2007, 00:16
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| | Re: I went to college
As indicated, university and college are interchangeable.
In North American universities, a student studying for a first degree will take more than one subject, the most important being the major.
In British universities, the student takes a single course of study. |
28-Aug-2007, 00:26
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| | Re: I went to college
Should I ask: What´s your course? to know what he is taking up.
Or What´s your major?
In the Philippines, we ask about the course and the answer is I am taking up Engineering/Nursing/Education....
But with my Foreign Asian tutees they are used to the question ¨What´s your major?¨ and they answer Engineering/Nursing/Education...
What do you say to ask for what someone is taking up |
28-Aug-2007, 11:15
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What's your course? is short for what's your course of study?, which is another way of asking what's your major?  |
28-Aug-2007, 22:46
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Originally Posted by Casiopea What's your course? is short for what's your course of study?, which is another way of asking what's your major? | This makes me think that they are both synonymous, somewhat interchangeable, right? |
28-Aug-2007, 23:35
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Originally Posted by blouen This makes me think that they are both synonymous, somewhat interchangeable, right? | If the person has already graduated should I ask: What ´was´ you major? | | Thread Tools | | | | Display Modes |  Linear Mode | 
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