To complain about something trivial that is prevalent just now at this time of year?

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The use of the word "Uni" as opposed to University.

It really bugs me.

It started around the time the first Australian soaps were shown back in the early 1980s (Neighbours etc.) because they use that term in Australia - apparently.

Nobody ever referred to it as "Uni" before that in the UK - it just annoys me and I always say University because Uni sounds daft.

Just my opinion of course.

Could be worse. People could be saying 'school' for university as they do in the U.S. That would really confuse.
I went to 'Poly' btw and that was shortened to Poly or college.

So it's now been in use for nearly 30 years - isn't it time to make your peace with it?

I think YABU only because it's an abbreviation that is now a whole GENERATION old. You probably need to let it go.

You(nee) Are Not Being Unreasonable.

It is neighbours fault. They all used to hop in the Ute to go to Uni, you know.

Snap 60s.

I went to university over 25 years ago.

It was called the Poly then.

I can't let it go.

It's too annoying - that ridiculous sound.

My dsis loathes abbreviations such as this. It is SO easy to wind her up

Yes *Euphemia" it's The University of Glasgow for me. My DM went there as well and she hated this Uni business. It did start in the '80s. I could say more and further confirm my complete snobbery

YABU, Neighbours didnt even start until 1986 and Home and Away followed in 1988 ;)

It's just an abbreviation, I really don't see the point of making every long so that it takes so long to say. I had a principal like that, she was things like "examination" instead of just "exam, assemblies really did drag on.

When I went to Uni University (early 00s), I always called it "uni" as it was a lot simpler. But in my defence I am a kiwi, so it must have made it's way from over the ditch.

YABU. I went to university before neighbours started. We called it uni then. I had friends who went to polytechnics. We called those poly

Surely ones' dc go to varsity?

I said College. The fact that my college was part of the University of London was barely acknowledged.

See, Varsity doesn't sound stupid.

Pretentious maybe, but not stupid.

I went to uni in Scotland and everyone called it uni there, before Neighbours started! So it isn't an Australian thing at all, it's much closer to home

I say college. It winds the 'University' snobs up nicely.

And Dd has just gone to University in America but they call it College there

Oh xpost there

I hate it too. I don't know why.

It's just one of those things. I hate a lot of things that remind me of my 20yo self, though.

Bakeoff - I'm Scottish, attended Scottish University back in the day and nobody said Uni then!
This was late 70s/early 80s.

YANBU It is a horrible word. Do you also hate "leccy"? It makes me cringe.

I use the term Uni all the time. and, if I say University out loud I pronounce it Uni-varsity (just for the lolz though )

I went to a 'tech' and not Technical College.

I went in 1983, you're obviously a lot older than me