In/at university

[Odessa Dawn]

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

Can I use the preposition in instead of at in this kind of structure?
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[emsr2d2]

Re: good evening

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.

 

[Amigos4]

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?

 

[Amigos4]

Re: good evening

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.

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

 

[Odessa Dawn]

"I study in university"

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

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

 

[5jj]

Re: "I study in university"

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

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.

 

[emsr2d2]

Re: "I study in university"

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!

 

[Odessa Dawn]

What would you say in Saudi Arabia?

I would use the preposition at.
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Examples:

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

At - point =)

 

[emsr2d2]

At - point =)

What do you mean by that?

 

[JustAlilBit]

What do you mean by that?

I don't know how to explain it. Here is some examples. Where are you? I'm at gas station. I'm at bus stop. I'm at home. I'm at school.

 

[5jj]

I don't know how to explain it. Here [STRIKE]is[/STRIKE] are some examples. Where are you? I'm at a gas station. I'm at a bus stop. I'm at home. I'm at school.

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[emsr2d2]

I don't know how to explain it. Here is some examples. Where are you? I'm at a/the gas station. I'm at a/the bus stop. I'm at home. I'm at school.

I think I see what you're getting at, but we also say "I'm in my house" which means the same as "I'm at home" and also indicates the "point" where you are standing.

Note my additions to your post. You missed some articles.