"At school" vs. "in school" katika Kiingereza cha Uingereza na Marekani

Hakuna sheria za moja kwa moja za kutofautisha kati ya "at school" na "in school", kwa sababu maneno haya yanatumiwa tofauti katika lahaja mbalimbali za Kiingereza (kuna tofauti za kieneo hata kati ya lahaja za Uingereza na Marekani). Mwelekeo wa jumla ni kama ifuatavyo:

Kiingereza cha Marekani

Kwa Wamarekani wengi, "being in school" inamaanisha "being a student" na "being at school" inamaanisha "currently being gone to school", kama vile tunavyoweza kusema kwamba tuko "at work":

he is still in school = bado ni mwanafunzi

he is still at school = bado hajarejea kutoka shuleni leo

Hata hivyo, tambua kwamba Wamarekani mara nyingi hutumia "school" katika muktadha huu kumaanisha aina yoyote ya elimu (si shule ya msingi na sekondari pekee), hivyo mtu anayesoma chuo kikuu anaweza pia kuitwa "in school". Kwa upande mwingine, Waingereza wangesema "at university" na mtu ambaye ni "in school" (katika Kiingereza cha Uingereza), bado hajaanza kusoma chuo kikuu.

Kiingereza cha Uingereza

"Being in school" kimsingi inamaanisha sawa na katika Kiingereza cha Marekani, yaani, "being a pupil", lakini ni kawaida zaidi kutumia "at school" katika muktadha huu, ambayo inaweza kumaanisha ama "being a student" au "currently being gone to school":

he is still in school = bado ni mwanafunzi (lakini kawaida si mwanafunzi wa chuo kikuu)

he is still at school = ama bado ni mwanafunzi au bado hajarejea kutoka shuleni

Muhtasari

Tukizingatia yote yaliyoelezwa hapo juu, naamini ni vyema kwa mwanafunzi wa Kiingereza kufuata matumizi ya "Kimarekani", yaani, kutumia "in school" kwa "being a student" na "at school" kwa uwepo wa kimwili shuleni. Hii itafahamika kwa ujumla nchini Marekani na Uingereza, wakati matumizi ya "Kiingereza cha Uingereza" yanaweza kusababisha kutoelewana fulani nchini Marekani.

Hata hivyo, ni bora kuepuka njia ya Kimarekani ya kuwaita wanafunzi wa vyuo vikuu kama "in school" (hakuna tatizo kusema kwamba wako "in college" au "at university"), kwa sababu hii inaweza kusababisha kutoelewana kati ya wazungumzaji wa Kiingereza cha Uingereza.

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8 "Tofauti kati ya 'in office', 'in the office', na 'at the office' kwa Kiingereza"

Maoni

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Onyesha zaidi au andika maoni

1.	Introduction
2.	“Lie in bed” or “lay in bed”
3.	“Information is” vs. “informations are” – plural or singular
4.	(An) information – is there an article?
5.	“News is” or “news are” – problematic words ending with an “s”
6.	So, thus, therefore, and hence
7.	“At school” vs. “in school”
8.	“In office” vs. “in the office” vs. “at the office”
9.	“Help do” vs. “help to do” vs. “help doing”
10.	“In the picture” vs. “on the picture”
11.	“Half five”, “half seven”, “half ten” etc. in British English
12.	“Prefer to” or “prefer over”
13.	“Arrive to” vs. “arrive in” vs. “arrive at”
14.	Each other's vs. each others'
15.	Difference between “cemetery” and “graveyard”

1.	Introduction
2.	“Lie in bed” or “lay in bed”
3.	“Information is” vs. “informations are” – plural or singular
4.	(An) information – is there an article?
5.	“News is” or “news are” – problematic words ending with an “s”
6.	So, thus, therefore, and hence
7.	“At school” vs. “in school”
8.	“In office” vs. “in the office” vs. “at the office”
9.	“Help do” vs. “help to do” vs. “help doing”
10.	“In the picture” vs. “on the picture”
11.	“Half five”, “half seven”, “half ten” etc. in British English
12.	“Prefer to” or “prefer over”
13.	“Arrive to” vs. “arrive in” vs. “arrive at”
14.	Each other's vs. each others'
15.	Difference between “cemetery” and “graveyard”