Classmate or fellow
Which one is more formal?
Classmate or fellow
I want to use it in this sentence
You have to wait until your.........comes back.
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Classmate or fellow
Which one is more formal?Classmate or fellow
I want to use it in this sentence
You have to wait until your.........comes back.
It isn't a question of formality, the words mean two completely different things. A classmate is young person, while a fellow is a member of university teaching staff when used, as here, as a noun.
You can use fellow as an adjective: 'wait until your fellow students come back'. But it does sound very foreign, although perfectly correct grammatically.
I would say: 'wait until you classmate comes back' or 'wait until your fellow students come back' (plural), but no other variation on that.
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