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Bunmeikaika Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

a guraduate vs graduated from

Please tell me the difference in nuance between the following two sentences.

I'm a graduate of Harvard University.

I graduated from Harvard University.
  

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There is no difference at all.
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Both are fine.In the second sentence, you would often add the date (year): "I graduated from Harvard University in 2001."
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Thank you for your kindness.
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Thank you for your useful comment.
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bunmeikaikaI'm a graduate of Harvard University.
You're telling us who you are.
bunmeikaikaI graduated from Harvard University.
You're telling us what you did.
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The two are so similar in meaning that they are interchangeable in virtually any context.
CJ
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Harvard is so well-known that we'd usually just say
I'm a graduate of Harvard University.

I graduated from Harvard University.

I'm a Harvard graduate.
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