Commencement
Commencement
"Bradley Cooper had to miss his graduation commencement to film "Wet Hot American Summer" (2001).
Hi everyone! Between "graduation commencement" and "graduation ceremony", which one is more commonly used?
Thanks a lot!
StevenLoan
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Hi everyone! Between "graduation commencement" and "graduation ceremony", which one is more commonly used?
Thanks a lot!
StevenLoan
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Steven,
A Google search produced the following number of hits:
1) graduation commencement – 174,000
2) graduation ceremony – 10,100,000
3) graduation commencement ceremony – 26,700 (Note that 3 is contained in 1)
So “graduation ceremony” is the winner by a wide margin!
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Ken Greenwald – December 22, 2018
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A Google search produced the following number of hits:
1) graduation commencement – 174,000
2) graduation ceremony – 10,100,000
3) graduation commencement ceremony – 26,700 (Note that 3 is contained in 1)
So “graduation ceremony” is the winner by a wide margin!
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Ken Greenwald – December 22, 2018
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I’ve heard “graduation ceremony” and “commencement ceremony” but I don’t think I’ve ever heard “graduation commencement”
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I always used them as the same thing. Commencement and graduation are different names for the same event...maybe from the idea of moving forward...of beginning.
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in any case "commencement" is a pompous word, to be avoided if possible
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Signature: "Being an agnostic means all things are possible, even God, even the Holy Trinity. This world is so strange that anything may happen, or may not happen." Jorge Luis Borges
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Ken Greenwald, trolley, BonnieL and Rufus Miles : Thank you all so so much for your help. I really appreciate it.
StevenLoan
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StevenLoan
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I have never heard of a "commencement". Is this something that only happens in the USA?
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Bob in Wales
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As far as I know, this term is used chiefly in North America (i.e. also including Canada). The allusion is to the beginning of the new graduate's life as a full adult.Bobinwales wrote: ↑Sun Dec 23, 2018 10:24 pm I have never heard of a "commencement". Is this something that only happens in the USA?
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...and that surprises me because I'd always just assumed that "commencement" was a British usage.It sounds a little more proper...or pompous, depending on your point of view.
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