read a fic where out of nowhere the (very american) pov character used the word “trolley” instead of train and i 🤨
and then later when i mostly forgot. he used “candy floss” and i. ah. yeah. forgot.
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Anonymous4w
When they call college uni
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Anonymous#24w
Clearly someone from specifically London went “well I want to set the story in the states but I can’t be bothered to learn about the location. New York is basically London, yeah?”
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Anonymous#44w
tbf i’m canadian & we also call it uni
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AnonymousOP4w
Honestly I think Americans are the only ones that call it college
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Anonymous#44w
Bc there’s a difference between a university and a college here
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Anonymous#54w
Wait what’s the difference for you guys?
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Anonymous#44w
Type of accreditation and size mostly
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Anonymous#44w
here college is usually like a 1-2 year diploma or certification (e.g. trades) but university is a 4 year degree (bachelor’s)
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AnonymousOP4w
Community college is like that
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Anonymous#64w
Trolley would throw me off unless they were taking one of the San Francisco trolley things 😂
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AnonymousOP4w
university’s often are masters programs based on bachelors based. colleges are masters and community colleges are associates (2yrs)