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  2. So, effectively, less than 1%. Based on this search, it would seem that "middle-schooler" is somewhat acceptable and "elementary-schooler" is not acceptable. "High-schooler", however, is unclear. What I'm needing to decide right now regards the usage of "high-schooler" which I personally prefer to "high schooler".

  3. in high school / at high school | WordReference Forums

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    Feb 21, 2009. #13. I'm in high school = estoy inscrito en una escuela secundaria. I'm at high school = estoy en la escuela, ahora, físcamente. En grandes líneas, y sin que todo el mundo respete mis reglas. I work in public relations/computer programming/financial services. I work at the X company.

  4. "In school" vs "at school" - English Language & Usage Stack...

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    25. Not really, 'in school' is perhaps more common American English while 'at school' is more British but both are equally 'correct'. Similarly an American would probably say 'in college' while a Brit would say 'at university'. In tends to be used for institutions, so you are 'in hospital' rather than 'at hospital' but 'at home' not 'in home ...

  5. What to call Primary School + High School, but not College

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    I went to a K-8 school, but it did have different terms for what the grades were. Kindergarten was just kindergarten, grades 1-3 were elementary school, grades 4-5 were grade school, and grades 6-8 were middle school. After that, I went to a different school for high school, grades 9-12. –

  6. I'm a teacher and I teach at/in school OR at/in a school

    english.stackexchange.com/questions/310498

    I teach high school here at a private school. (SPOK) I teach history in high school. (SPOK) I teach religion in high school. (SPOK) with school as modifier (11 hits) The possible construction is no preposition + zero article. I teach high school English. (SPOK (1 time), FIC (4 times)) I teach high/middle school students. (SPOK (2 times), MAG (1 ...

  7. meaning - Can “alma mater” refer to any school you’ve graduated...

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    They have a tradition of "introducing" each team's starters with a video snippet, where the player states his name and alma mater (e.g., "Tony Romo, Eastern Illinois University"). Some time back, a few players started saying the names of their high school instead (e.g., "Andy Dalton, Katy High School").

  8. What does “rising senior” mean and what countries use it?

    english.stackexchange.com/questions/35219

    (Confusingly, the last two years of high school — roughly, ages 16 to 18 — are also known as junior and senior year. This is usually disambiguated by context, though.) Rising senior genrally means that the person in queston is in between designations, but that senior will be the next applicable one. If I was a junior in the 2010–2011 ...

  9. What's the difference between "teacher" and "professor"?

    english.stackexchange.com/questions/13187

    teacher someone who teaches as their job, especially in a school : a high school teacher. principal ( also headteacher British English ) the teacher who is in charge of a school or college : The teacher sent him to the principal’s office. tutor someone who gives private lessons to one student or a small group of students. In Britain, a tutor ...

  10. Grammar School vs. High School - WordReference Forums

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    Secondary school = school for pupils aged 11-18. High school = title given to some secondary schools, usually those founded a century or more ago. Grammar school = the oldest title. Some such schools existed as early as the 7th century, but the title was invented in the 16th century. The "grammar" originally referred to was Latin and ancient Greek.

  11. capitalization - Is the word 'varsity' capitalized when it...

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    The vast majority capitalize "X High School" (presumably because the authors recognize that they are dealing with a proper name). As deadrat's answer implies, most then split between all-lowercase for "varsity football team" or all-initial-caps for "Varsity Football Team."