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Samerrustom Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary

alumnus VS alumni

What is the difference between the above words please?
  

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Alumnus is singular and Alumni is plural. Note that, strictly speaking, alumnus and alumni are masculine. The female equivalents are alumna and alumnae .

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  • Alumnus is singular and Alumni is plural.
  • Note that, strictly speaking, alumnus and alumni are masculine.
  • The female equivalents are alumna and alumnae .
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Alumnus is singular and Alumni is plural.
Note that, strictly speaking, alumnus and alumni are masculine. The female equivalents are alumna and alumnae.
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alumnus is singular.
alumni is plural.
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Thank you for your help.

I am wondering if there one word could be used for bot masculine and feminine please.
Could I say "We are pleased to announce that we will held a celebration for alumni and alumnae from 2010 until 2015 at the XYH hotel in NYC"?
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You can use alumni as a general term for a mixed group. Alumnae is used if they are all female.
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When I lived in England years ago,we spoke of 'graduates', and considered 'alumni' an American term. But I believe 'alumni' is now well on the way into British usage.

Here is a little more discussion.
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