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I don't think "Yale" is pretentious at all. It's something to be proud of. However...
Posted by
musubi
Jun 16 '09, 10:50
"A school in Connecticut" does sound pretentious to me. It's like when folks say, "THE Ohio State University".
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My roommate was a professor at a school in Connecticut.
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znufrii
Jun 16, 10:53
They have to clutch to the THE because "Ohio" belongs to OU. -- nm
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Max
Jun 16, 10:52
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"some school in New Haven yo've probably never heard of..." -- nm
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znufrii
Jun 16, 10:55
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It's called Shut Your Face U. -- nm
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Max
Jun 16, 10:55
Well, if phrased that way, that's fair enough.
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musubi
Jun 16, 10:53
what, I sometimes say "I went to college in DC." Is that pretentious? -- nm
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loosilu
Jun 16, 10:50
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Why not just say, "Georgetown".
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musubi
Jun 16, 10:51
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because often there's no need, if I'm just saying I've lived here before. And many people have bad reactions. Same with Cornell. -- nm
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loosilu
Jun 16, 10:52
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