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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Is it correct to say "gift of the Mellon Foundation" or "gift from the Mellon Foundation?

We want to put a plaque on a donated item. Is it better to say:

Gift of the Mellon Foundation

or

Gift from the Mellon Foundation?

Thanks!
  

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But I'd prefer the second one. OR "The Mellon Foundation gift", you can say. Hope this helps Iman

— Imantaghavi

  • But I'd prefer the second one.
  • OR "The Mellon Foundation gift", you can say.
  • Hope this helps Iman
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Dear Anonym,

Both of them is correct.But I'd prefer the second one.

OR

"The Mellon Foundation gift", you can say.

Hope this helps

Iman
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AnonymousWe want to put a plaque on a donated item. Is it better to say:
Gift of the Mellon Foundation
or
Gift from the Mellon Foundation?
The traditional wording on a plaque would be "gift of", thus: "Gift of the Mellon Foundation". The person who receives it would say later, "I received a gift from the Mellon Foundation".

CJ
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Dear CJ,

How about the other one? Is that sounds odd?

Thank you in advance
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imantaghaviHow about the other one? Is that sounds odd?
It seems odd to me because I have seen quite a few plaques of the kind described. There is nothing ungrammatical about 'a gift from ...', but I don't see that written on plaques.

CJ
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Thank you CJ for your reply

Iman
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