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Itasan
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at/of/in XXX University

Post by Itasan » Wed Nov 05, 2003 8:29 am

Which do you use, 'at' or 'of' or 'in', in each of the following
cases? (Suppose that the person is a tenured full-time teacher (professor) there.)
1. Professor Kissinger at/of/in Harvard University…

2. Professor Nobody at/of/in Smalltown Junior College...

3. He teaches at/in Harvard University.

4. He teaches at/in Greentown Junior College.

5. Henry A. Kissinger, a professor at/in Harvard University...

6. I. Nagano, a professor at/in Greentown Junior College...

Your country, if possible:

Thank you very much for your cooperation.

Thank you.
Last edited by Itasan on Sat Nov 29, 2003 6:49 am, edited 1 time in total.

jamiewalker
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Re: at/of/in XXX University

Post by jamiewalker » Fri Nov 28, 2003 10:17 pm

Itasan wrote:Which do you use, 'at' or 'of' or 'in', in each of the following
cases?
1. Professor Kissinger at/of/in Harvard University…

2. Professor Nobody at/of/in Smalltown Junior College...

3. He teaches at/in Harvard University.

4. He teaches at/in Greentown Junior College.

5. Henry A. Kissinger, a professor at/in Harvard University...

6. I. Nagano, a professor at/in Greentown Junior College...

Also, if I want to take a poll on these, could you suggest the format?

Thank you.
1. either At or Of. If directing someone to contact someone else where you know that the other person is located AT that place, you would probably say AT. If you are declaring an affiliation, it is more likely to say OF

2. same as above

3. AT

4. AT

5. AT

6. AT

There are other conditions of which you should be aware though...

If you were to say the following...

Dr. Bob is a professor OF Mathematics AT Northwest College...

RE: your question... Is a little vague. Could you please provide an example of what you mean by a poll and how you would use it...

Itasan
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Revising my questionnaire.

Post by Itasan » Sat Nov 29, 2003 6:42 am

Thank you very much. I will edit (revise) my questionnaire
a little bit according to your advice.
Itasan

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