For the love of God can adults please stop saying uni

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Let's reclaim the five syllable word. University. It grates to read MNers talking about their DC going off to "uni" or even about their own time at "uni". Just call it what it is: university.

'Doing', or sometimes 'studying'. 'Reading' sounds pretentious and is quite inappropriate for the many degrees where they really have to do - science, engineering, medicine etc

In the US, it is "majoring in" for undergraduate degrees.

Should we be prepared for Uni Challege?

Dungeondragon, same here. Graduated 1985. 'Uni' had not hit Ireland at that point.

'Majoring' is used in the US because there is a distinction between your major subjects and all the other courses you are obliged to take at many universities. In Ireland (possibly also the UK, though maybe not Scotland) in many universities you study your major (and minor if you are taking one, or your double major) almost from the getgo.

• Well done Custard!

Dungeondragon, same here. Graduated 1985. 'Uni' had not hit Ireland at that point.

Still hasn't hit Ireland ime, uni is a British thing. It's called college, maybe university.

Still hasn't hit Ireland ime, uni is a British thing. It's called college, maybe university.

It's only a very recent British thing and perhaps comes from watching Neighbours etc. I'm surprised people aren't calling it whatever the Americans call it though

"Uni" lecturer here- and sorry to disappoint RavenWings but it definitely has hit Ireland. Not from my lips though 😎

No, we used to say that we were at College in the 80s. I don't remember anyone saying university and certainly not "uni". It seemed a bit superior to say you were at university rather than a Polytechnics and College of Higher Education.

We certainly didn't in the 1970s and 1980s. We used it to distinguish between the uni and the central institution (which is now a uni too). College meant the College of Commerce to do secretarial or whatever or the College of Technology. No one cared two hoots about the social standing, it was just to identify the institution. Perhaps the ancient universities are less snobby than the redbricks.

We used it to distinguish between the uni and the central institution (which is now a uni too). College meant the College of Commerce to do secretarial or whatever or the College of Technology.

I meant that if talking to someone at home or elsewhere I would just say "college". If talking to another student study in the same city we would give the name of the university. There was more than one anyway so saying "university" wouldn't distinguish.

Perhaps the ancient universities are less snobby than the redbricks.

Ironically, wanting to let everyone know that you went to an "ancient" university rather than a "red brick" is a bit superior in itself.

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Ironically, wanting to let everyone know that you went to an "ancient" university rather than a "red brick" is a bit superior in itself.

Fairly standard in Scotland in the 1970s. There were only eight unis and five of those could be classed as ancient in terms of governance at least.