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D I F F E R E N C E S Maybe vs. may be/ Try or Try-out/AT or IN THE UNIVERSITY TRIAL CLASS LESSON(English as Second Language/Beginner to Intermediate) To try out is to test something that appeals to you, like a new car or new shoes.“I wanna try-out in our soccer team”“Alice went to try-out for a singing contest”“The little girl was trying-out her mom’s shoes” TRY OR TRY-OUTTo try is to attempt to do something, like climb a mountain, or run a hundred yards very quickly.“I want to try climbing Mt. Everest”“Have you tried running in the triathlon?” When you say 'maybe', you are really saying possibly or perhaps as in:A: Are you going to the party tonight?B: Maybe, I'm not sure yet. Maybe is an adverbMaybe we can visit the king.The adverb was derived from the verb phrase in the 15th century Example:The story may be true (is possibly true) but I need to find out more information. (Of course 'may' can also suggest permission as in)You may be allowed (You may have permission) to leave work early May be is an auxiliary verb + linking verbWe may be able to visit the King.When the two words are separated, the verb 'may' is used to express the idea in the full sense of something being possible as in: There are some differences in naming between the UK and the US which can be confusing. *What is often called college in the UK is called high school in the US*while college is the general noun for university study in North America. *In the US the terms - college and university for institutions of higher learning have different meanings.- Colleges are usually smaller (less than 5000 students), do not offer doctoral degrees, and are divided into faculties, and sometimes further into schools.- Universities are usually larger (10,000 - 50,000 students), offer doctoral degrees, focus on research, and are comprised of more than one college. IN the university or AT the university?(Oxford)Note that there is no article 'the'. You would say: She is studying at university.It depends.If youre talking about the place as in where someone is right now, AT the university.If you're talking about being in the process of studying for a degree, *in the UK the phrase is usually either at university or in university (without the). *In the US/Canada this term is 'in college'.