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⌈ Secret Post #2427 ⌋

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American slang

[(Anonymous)]

So a friend just told me 'uni' isn't a term in the USA so I was wondering what shorthand term do Americans use for University(/college??).

No reason, just wondering :O

Re: American slang

[(Anonymous)]

Some people do say uni. It's not common, but you'd still be understood.

Re: American slang

[siofrabunnies]

We just call all colleges and universities "college".

Re: American slang

[(Anonymous)]

I've heard it used by Americans a few times. It's used up here in Canada more though I think - unlike the US, 'college' isn't used here for both universities and colleges.

Re: American slang

[ecoerrante]

It's not common, but you'd be understood if you said it. Mostly we use 'college' for anything after high school.

Re: American slang

[queerwolf]

Just college, even if it's a university.

Re: American slang

[saku]

tbh a lot of people around here say/write/type uni. ?????????? is that not a common thing elsewhere in the united states cuz...

Re: American slang

[(Anonymous)]

It's not a common thing to say. Writing is a little different because it is a short hand, but actually saying it is an entirely different story. Tbh, I don't think I've ever heard it said - and it's only with this post I found out that people actually, physically, say it.

Re: American slang

[saku]

oh maybe it's just me then

Re: American slang

[(Anonymous)]

AYRT

Ah, in fairness it could be a regional thing? [Lord knows the area I'm from says plenty of things that aren't said elsewhere.]

Re: American slang

[ariakas]

I've heard some Americans say it, but they tend to be either the type who have a lot of British/Australian/Canadian friends, or the kind of people who watch a lot of British/Australian/Canadian shows. (Canadians use "uni" more often than Americans, but it's still relatively rare - Americans also call universities "college", which Canadians don't, because "colleges" and "universities" are different types of institutions here in Canada.)

Re: American slang

[pantasma]

That still depends on which side of the country you're on, ford Canada. I've said it a few times out west, here, but get blank stares.

Re: American slang

[ariakas]

True that. I was born and raised on the Best West Coast and the first time I'd ever heard it was from an Aussie friend of mine. Still, I've heard it a bunch from other Canadians since, far more than I have from Americans.

Re: American slang

[pantasma]

HAHAAA! Best Coast. We all know it's true, though. <3

Yea, I only ever hear it from other internationals. I tried too a few times. It didn't work out.

Re: American slang

[(Anonymous)]

I've used it on the west coast and people didn't really seem to bat an eye. If I called a school like UVic or UBC 'college' though, I'd likely get funny looks.

Re: American slang

[(Anonymous)]

http://whatweshouldcallubc.tumblr.com/post/56018508906/when-someone-says-ubc-is-inferior

Because UBC isn't a *college* it's a *University* with *real* degrees.

http://whatweshouldcallubc.tumblr.com/post/55568057105/clicking-i-accept-for-ubcs-offer-of-admission

/sarcasm

In all seriousness, this is the mentality you're finding.

Re: American slang

[pantasma]

Yea I got some funny looks for saying "college," too. A Canadian friend finally explained to me the wrongs of my ways. :P

So far as "uni" goes, sounds like I just haven't met these like-minded people of which you speak!

Re: American slang

[cakemage]

I usually just call it uni. Didn't know that wasn't common in the US.

Re: American slang

[pantasma]

Nope not in the US. And if you call it "university" it looks to some like you're being elitist or snobbish. "College" is the shorthand even if you're in a city with colleges (typically meaning enough classes for an AA, maybe a transfer to a uni Bachelor's) and universities.

The one that always gets me with Canada, though, is they breaks their categories into Faculties rather than Colleges: they call it the Faculty of Arts/Science/etc, rather than the College of (Fine) Arts/etc. But the faculty is still also the permanent, tenured staff on payroll, so you can have the faculty of the Faculty of Arts. <-brain sploded That one took me longer than "Looney Tooney Town" being a dollar store, man.