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[LorD BaZTArD]

Unless you misunderstood what he meant by University. University is the place you go after you complete your school training. Most likely being a three-four year course in specific subjects related to a degree.

As far as I know, this is the same in the states as it is here in aus. Having said that, I have heard college being used in the same context.

Over here you have High-school (Yr7-10), College (Yr11-12) then university if you're so inclined.

[MariusDarkwolf]

Generally in America we use college interchangably with university, though university is generally a more "advanced" term (for lack of a better word). College is anything from the community college down the road to an Ivy league school. as in "I'm going to college" where as we refer to University as "I'm going to (insert name) university next semester. That said College here generally means any 2-4 year school with university being a 4-8 year school depending on what degree you're aiming for.

Generally speaking most Americans I've spoken with, would say "Is that being taught in college now", where as those that that I've spoken with that speak the kings english would say "Is that being taught in university now"

[gott_sei_dank]

Most colleges have now being re-branded as university colleges, in the UK if you say you going to college it means you have finished your formal schooling (age 5 - 16) and decide on the route of further education (age 16- 18 ).

Of course if go on to study for a degree, you could choose to go to the same university college, but you would be going to university not college

[LordC]

[Daewoodrow]

[Daewoodrow]

nah, scratch that, Earhart day is in July.

[Maimbot 9000]

 

[thebruce]

chiming in: In Canada we have both college and university - very different things, equally used terms, not used interchangeably. In my area alone there are 2 universities, and numerous colleges. Going to college is very different from going to university, and we don't say (name) university unless there's a distinction to be made between them... a student goes to college or university. AFAIK there are universities, as opposed to colleges in the US, but college is definitely the more common institute.

I don't think his use of the term "university" in this case is anywhere near sufficient to determine where he's located...

[saberwing]

Im in Canada and we use them separately. We use university describing a whole campus, like "University or Toronto". A college is referring to the various departments, like "College of Arts and Science" or "College of Engineering"

[rose]

[jjmfdl]

Oh, I've been playing Marathon, and I think that I conclusively linked this ARG with it I didn't get it till now because its such an obscure reference, but in the game there is a part of the "song of rolland" heres a screen shot:


I don't think this is a co-incidence

It looks more and more like Marathon and Halo are connected.

and as I said before:

Ernest Davis "Vlkoslak7"

[rush]

Thomas Sanatos just created a topic on the Amazon forums:

[skybruin]

I was about to post thomas' latest topic but you beat me.

Anyway, this does not give us much to go on except possibly the police report that was filed. I wonder if we could get a copy of that some how?

Failing that perhaps more interaction with Thomas will bring something to light.

[Barfingkitty]

I found out that Jonas is a form of John and Volman has an americanized
version which is Wolman

[rush]