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Much less graduate! Standards must be pretty low. "No child left behind" is a joke.
Well, the "father" of No Child Left Behind was none other than George W. Bush.
In promoting this legislation, Dubya was quoted as saying, "Only rarely is the question asked--IS our children learning?"
Well, the "father" of No Child Left Behind was none other than George W. Bush.
In promoting this legislation, Dubya was quoted as saying, "Only rarely is the question asked--IS our children learning?"
That should explain it.
That was only one of his many verbal gaffes. That said, I think there is probably a direct correlation between having a love of reading and being able to express thoughts well in writing. Most folks I know who are avid readers are also excellent writers.
Too obvious. Which is why I fixed it AND referred you to article defending my use of "graduated from" since you were apparently agreeing with southward bound.
Too obvious. Which is why I fixed it AND referred you to article defending my use of "graduated from" since you were apparently agreeing with southward bound.
You may want to read more of the thread. All of us are deliberately including errors in our responses.
Were graduated from is correct. See your own link.
You may want to read more of the thread. All of us are deliberately including errors in our responses.
Were graduated from is correct. See your own link.
From the link: "I don't know why so many people have taken to dropping the "from" and are going around saying they graduated college, but it really is wrong. Do your alma mater a favor and make your English instructors proud. Tell people you graduated from college or high school."
And yes, I have read the thread and have seen the deliberate errors. But out of all the garbled grammar I have seen, I can't think of a single instance where anyone used "no" in lieu of "know. Their/they're/there - yes. Loose/lose - yes. Advise/advice - yes. So many more - yes. But know/no - not so much.
From the link: "I don't know why so many people have taken to dropping the "from" and are going around saying they graduated college, but it really is wrong. Do your alma mater a favor and make your English instructors proud. Tell people you graduated from college or high school."
And yes, I have read the thread and have seen the deliberate errors. But out of all the garbled grammar I have seen, I can't think of a single instance where anyone used "no" in lieu of "know. Their/they're/there - yes. Loose/lose - yes. Advise/advice - yes. So many more - yes. But know/no - not so much.
No one here was saying that "graduated high school" is correct. That is why your posts are confusing.
Copanut is the one who started the thread. He or she obviously has an interest in grammar and spelling. That is why most of us got the use of "no" for "know" as intentional. It does not matter whether or not the general public makes the mistake frequently.
The intent of the thread is to play with words while we provide examples of the foibles of writers of the English language. If you see one homonym substituted for another here, you can pretty well assume it was done on porpoise.
One of my teaching colleagues would occasionally inform us that she had been visited by, "a former graduate".
My consistent response, which never garnered any reaction from her--other than a confused look--was..."When did we repossess his diploma?"
Just as we all wonder how some folks graduated from high school, I used to wonder how she had even been admitted to a college.
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