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It's not really pretentious – it kinda depends on what university you went to. I typically say 'studied', but my friends who went to other unis say 'read'. I wo

• shawabawa3 13y ago
  > It's not really pretentious > I would take 'read' as a pretentious term. I'm confused...
  • dasil003 13y ago
    I think he meant "wouldn't". It's not pretentious per se, it just would be interpreted that way to an American because we wouldn't use that phrasing, therefore we can only imagine it being spoken in an upper-class English accent, pinky fully extended.
    • inopinatus 13y ago
      Quite so. Having been raised by the BBC World Service I actually do have a somewhat received pronunciation, albeit gently deflected by many years abroad. The disposition of my pinky, however, shall remain a mystery.
      • dasil003 13y ago
        If only it were tea time in Australia. Blast, foiled again.
• lmm 13y ago
  As a brit my experience is that "read" is used exclusively by oxbridgers and contestants on university challenge.