1. They study at ABC School.
2. They study in ABC School.
#1 is BrE, while #2 is AmE. Am I correct?
Many thanks.
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superjuly
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Wed 1 Aug, 2007 12:33 pm
Sorry... I still don't know what you mean by BrE and AmE...
maybe a native english speaker could help out here.
Anyway, I don't think you should use "study in"....
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username
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Wed 1 Aug, 2007 12:43 pm
Do you mean British English versus American English? BrE and AmE may be your teacher's abbreviations. No one else is likely to know them. And that's not a valid distinction between your two sentences. I'm American. We'd probably say "They study at the Baldwin School" (i.e. you're stating what specific school they attend--a school in Cambridge, MA). But "They study in school" (non-specific school, just generically studying), or "They study English in school". You could also say "They study English at school".
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ebrown p
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Wed 1 Aug, 2007 12:45 pm
I believe it is American English vs. British English.
Anyway as an American speaker... the phrase "They study at Harvard" is the best of the two choices.
I probably would say "They go to Harvard." instead of either of these two options.