RE: They must be tough over there

Subject: RE: They must be tough over there
From: "Jonathan West" <jwest -at- mvps -dot- org>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>
Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2005 12:19:28 +0100


I believe "pass out" as a synonym for "graduate" is relatively common in UK
English, but restricted in usage to military officers graduating from
academies such as Sandhurst. It may be that Indian usage has developed from
UK military usage.


Regards
Jonathan West


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