Alicorn comments on Open Thread, September, 2010-- part 2 - Less Wrong

3 Post author: NancyLebovitz 17 September 2010 01:44AM

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Comment author: Alicorn 24 September 2010 09:26:23PM 1 point [-]

I don't think I've actually heard "in" used there, and it sounds awkward to me. I guess I'm just low-status. Oh well.

Comment author: komponisto 24 September 2010 09:36:59PM 0 points [-]

I don't think I've actually heard "in" used there

You have, many times. Trust me.

"I'm a graduate student in philosophy".

-> "I went to graduate school in philosophy"

-> "Philosophy? I went to graduate school in it."

Comment author: gwern 24 September 2010 10:25:32PM 2 points [-]

The Googles would seem to agree: