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Taka Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

graduate

 Does 'graduate male' mean those who received a bachelor degree or a master/doctor degree?
  

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A graduate is a person who has received a diploma or a degree. I've never heard of graduate male .

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A graduate is a person who has received a diploma or a degree. I've never heard of graduate male.
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You haven't seen it in an advertisement for the job opening or something?
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Hi,
TakaYou haven't seen it in an advertisement for the job opening or something?
I've never seen it either. That's because in many Western countries it would be considered *** discrimination and whoever puts such an advert might get into trouble.
However, what they often do is simple: they write "graduate" (without any reference to gender) and choos
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Hi,
TakaSo it's English but not used in Western countries?
I don't see any contradiction. Emotion: smile
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TanitHi,
First, the link you posted is from India (not regarded as a Western country, here), 
I know. That's why I said 'English, but not used in the West'.
TanitSecond, have a look at the whole text: they are looking for a "graduate male/female 

Right. But it shows the expression 'graduate male' does ex
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No, it really doesn't. Ads are often a bunch of phases thrown together. Like 4 bdrm 2.5 bth huge liv/din rm dnstrs mstr suite.

That's a 4 bedroom, 2.5 bath house with a large combined living room/dining room and the master bedroom suite downstairs.

That doesn't meant that "bath huge" is an English phrase or that "room downstairs" is an English phrase.

That ad says gradu