Mar 23, 2017
9:08:09am
9:08:09am
but the true tragedy here is the loss of the passive form
In the sense “to receive a degree or diploma” graduate followed by from isthe most common construction today: Her daughter graduated from Yale in1981.The passive form was graduated from, formerly insisted upon as theonly correct pattern, has decreased in use and occurs infrequently today:My husband was graduated from West Point last year.
http://www.dictionary.com/browse/graduating
only when we have returned to the passive form will i be able to rest.
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Grammar Nazi time: when did the incorrect phrase "graduated college" or "graduated high school" become popular? And why?
3/23/17 8:36am
3/23/17 9:42am
That's a huge one here in Utah. That grates on me as well. My wife and I give each other "the look" when we hear it
3/23/17 9:56am
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3/23/17 3:29pm
RE: Grammar Nazi time: when did the incorrect phrase "graduated college" or "graduated high school" become popular? And
3/23/17 10:46am