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Sun 18 Sep, 2016 09:42 pm
According to my dictionaries, in American English, tuition means tuition fees. Do native American speakers use the word with this definition?
I'm wondering because tuition (in British English) refers to the amount of money one has to pay for being taught particular subjects.
Could someone please comment? Thanks.
In The United States, tuition is the word used for cost of educational fees in all schools, from nursery schools on up through college/university, as well as techno all and trade schools.
Be aware that the use of the term native American would refer to the indigenous people. That is, those who were here prior to the European invasion.
Tuition also means teaching: When he studied with Ruth, he learned a great deal from her tuition.
I notice in looking at sources online, that this false distinction between British usage and American usage appears in British sources. It's not really true. Here are the first and second definitions from Merriam-Webster:
: money that is paid to a school for the right to study there
: teaching that is done especially for a single person or small group
@Region Philbis,
why do you hqve to te say that?
One also wonders if Abagail is a native speaker of English, or just a poor typist. Maybe Abigail voted me down because "she" thinks i am black. But, given that someone voted her down, too, it is probably my old buddy who votes down all of my posts.
@Region Philbis,
Looking at her posts on her profile, there's a language differential going on, plus, a kind of cluelessness about posting.
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