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In America, "school" is a generic term for any kind of educational institution
by hsod 9y ago
In America, "school" is a generic term for any kind of educational institution
- jlebar 9y agoWell, but we Americans also say "where did you go to school?" meaning, in most adult contexts, what other English speakers mean when they say "where did you attend university?" I agree it's a weird synecdoche, although, English is full of them if you look. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synecdoche#Examples https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synecdoche#Examples
- King-Aaron 9y agoTo be fair, America seems to change up a lot of conventional English, haha :P