If a person says, "I went to college with him".. Does that mean that they were enrolled in the same college but they took different courses and they were never even classmates? OR Does the phrase mean that they were in the same college, enrolled in the same course, and took the same subjects?
2007-09-04 02:34:34 · 7 answers · asked by kittykitty 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
In England it means that the two persons attended a college or a university at the same time, but they did not necessarily follow the same course or study the same subjects. They may not even have met at the time, but may have found out subsequently that they "went to College together" when they discussed where they had studied in their youth.
If they were classmates they would say "We studied (Law/ Spanish/ Civil Engineering/ etc...) together when we were at college"
2007-09-04 10:12:15 · answer #1 · answered by WISE OWL 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It can mean that they went to school at the same time and hardly ever saw each other at all. Or that they were very good friends.
It depends on the context. But it hardly ever means (by itself) that they took many of the same classes together, that would require someone to say that specifically.
I have an acquaintance that graduated at the same school and year as me, but we hardly spoke 2 words to each other. if we happen to meet, we say "I went to school with him". Not the best description, but that's what we say. It sort of creates a closeness that we like. Like when we say "my friend" when we've only know someone for a week.
2007-09-04 09:40:48 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
They went to the same college. They may have had one or more classes or they may have met somewhere on campus or through mutual friends. Basically, it means they knew each other and went to the same college, but not necessarily shared any classes.
2007-09-04 22:01:54 · answer #3 · answered by opensourceman 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For me it means that they went/enrolled to college toghether, no information is given if they both studied the same courses or not.
2007-09-04 13:46:16 · answer #4 · answered by Darth Eugene Vader 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They go to the same college but they're not necessarily classmates.
Example: I'm going to the same college with my mate but we didn't have the same courses.
2007-09-04 11:10:44 · answer #5 · answered by caribou pour l'insurrection 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This just means they went to the same school at the same time. They could have OR could not have had classes together.
2007-09-04 09:45:06 · answer #6 · answered by tamarack58 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think they have to have taken classes together, but I wouldn't use it for someone I didn't know from college somehow (like a friend of a friend or we were in a club together).
2007-09-04 10:21:32 · answer #7 · answered by Goddess of Grammar 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋