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Magda Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

Looking back on ...

Hi,
could you tell me if the sentence is correct?
"Looking back on my first year of school ..."

Thank you
Magda
  

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Yes, you are remembering it. But it's not a sentence, as I think you know because you included the ...
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Yes Emotion: smile Thank you, Grammar Greek.

Best wishes,
Magda
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Hello Magda

'Looking back on my first year of school ...' is not correct.

It should be "Looking back on my first year at school ..." (British Eng)

It should be "Looking back on my first year in school ..." (American Eng)
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first year of school, first year at school, and first year in school are all correct in all varieties of English.

CJ
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CalifJimfirst year of school, first year at school, and first year in school are all correct in all varieties of English.

CJ

My daughter wrote a composition entitled "My First Year of School". As I wanted to find out whether 'of' is the correct preposition, I checked with the British Council and was informed by the teach
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Yoong Liat
CalifJimfirst year of school, first year at school, and first year in school are all correct in all varieties of English.

CJ

I checked with the British Council and was informed by the teacher that it should be "My First Year at School." But in American English 'in' is the correct
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Yoong Liat
CalifJimfirst year of school, first year at school, and first year in school are all correct in all varieties of English.

CJ

My daughter wrote a composition entitled "My First Year of School". As I wanted to find out whether 'of' is the correct preposition, I checked with the British
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Hello Welkins

I'll check with another English authority to confirm. Once I've received the reply, I will let you know.

What about my 'First Day at School'? Could 'in' or 'at' be used too?
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Yoong LiatHello Welkins.

What about my 'First Day at School'? Could 'in' or 'at' be used too?

Yes, they can be used.

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It must be regional variation with in the U.S.

"in" sounds funny to my ears. But obviously it's used!
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