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Old 07-10-2005, 11:28 AM  
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Originally Posted by Furious_Female
Sheeple, I'm WELL aware of the difference between COLLEGE and UNIVERSITY. I was pointing out the wording. Americans typically do not say "When I was in university." I've even heard doctors and lawyers refer to grad school as college.

My point was, there's a distinctive difference between the way Americans and other nations refer to attending universities/college.
I graduated from a University (U of M) and when I tell stories about my school days I always refer to it as "when I was in college" or "when I was in school". I have NEVER said, "when I was in university".

My school friends are called my college buddies not my University buddies. I understand the point Furious is making and agree with it. Europeans call it attending University and Americans call it Going to College.
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