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Misunderstandings and misconceptions

Should we restrict this article (if it is worth keeping) to strict misnomers (wrongly named), rather than including terms that are commonly misunderstood? I suppose the distinction is not always clear. What do other editors think? Dbfirs 08:32, 26 November 2008 (UTC)

Strict. If people need clairifcation on a misunderstanding they should look at the article itself, this should just be misnomers in the true sense of the word a_boardley (talk) 17:26, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

college

"In the United States, the term 'college' traditionally refers to an institution which does not grant doctoral or professional degrees." Isn't this the complete opposite? Everyone I know refers to anyone going to a university as "going to college." Isn't that the true misnomer that should be here? - Mount Molehill (talk) 13:17, 27 May 2008 (UTC)

I don't know about that, but I suspect this really belongs to the "Differences between American and British English" page rather than here; in British English, the term "college" usually refers to a specific campus of a multi-campus university, e.g. the University of London spreads from Chelsea College in the west to Queen Mary College in the east (and possibly further in both cases). -- 92.40.185.131 (talk) 17:04, 8 June 2008 (UTC)
College can also be a non-university further education centre, such as a sixth-form college or a college where, for example, vocational courses, adult learning courses etc. are provided. But I agree, it is a American/British English discussion and certainly not misnomer a_boardley (talk) 17:28, 27 January 2009 (UTC)