I say ‘Cambridge’ – which do you think of?

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1. Harvard – Boston area

   I know there is a lot but I have family in that area and my brother lived up there for a time not as a student.

2. Boston/Harvard. It’s much more relevant to Americans than the other one.

3. Boston.

4. Depends on the accent of the person saying it and the context.

5. Interesting seeing all the answers about Boston. As a west coaster I would think of the university in the UK.

6. Harvard

7. 100% the city containing Harvard and MIT. Much much more relevant to me, a college age American who applied to both schools. Visited twicd and loved every minute of it.

8. The Commonwealth.

9. Oxford and Cambridge

   I connect Harvard with Boston

10. Boston. Used to live in the area.

11. Ohio! No really! A friend lives there. So without further details or context, I would think about the city in Ohio

12. I’m in the Midwest and never been to Massachusetts so I have no idea what the names of its suburbs are.

    “Cambridge” makes me think of the university in the UK.

13. The Massachusetts one, but I’m obviously a bit biased as someone that lives about a mile away and works there.

14. Cambridge, MA

    Because I live 20 miles from it.

15. Cambridge Massachusetts

16. The one in England.

17. When I see Cambridge, followed immediately by Berlin, I think of Maryland.

18. Without any context, I think of the University of Cambridge, not the town in either location.

19. If you said “I went to Cambridge”, I’d think of the charming university in the UK. Almost any other usage, I’d think MA.

    Also, Ber*lin* is pronounced differently than *Ber*lin, so I’d know which you were talking about.

20. The England one. Until I played fallout I didn’t know there was a notable Cambridge in the US

21. I would think of the city in Massachusetts first since I am from New England, but if we were on the topic of universities and you just said “Cambridge” I would think of Cambridge UK since Cambridge is a very very famous university.

22. I think Cambridge, MA and MIT

23. The one Click and Clack call their fair city.

24. Our fair city!

25. The university and city in the UK.

26. The city in Ontario