phillyfan26 said:I think the reference to "school" is because college has become more and more of a requirement now. It's not as big a deal to go to college, it's expected more than it used to.
I think there are a number of things Americans are wrong on. I don't think them referring to university as school is one of them.
Oh, this is another thing that drives me nuts, but there's a good reason (for a change?). In New Zealand, 'college' is the word for high school (and I've noticed almost every private high school in Australia is Something College too). I've been online for years and it STILL confuses the shit out of me when Americans use it to mean university. Haven't gotten used to it yet.