graduate from or was graduated from

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Originally Posted by Casiopea

:D "78 percent of the Usage Panel" graduated in 1930. :D

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They must be getting on in years.

:wink:

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Originally Posted by RonBee

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Originally Posted by Casiopea

:D "78 percent of the Usage Panel" graduated in 1930. :D

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They must be getting on in years.

:wink:

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What is getting on in years?

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Originally Posted by bmo

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Originally Posted by RonBee

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Originally Posted by Casiopea

:D "78 percent of the Usage Panel" graduated in 1930. :D

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They must be getting on in years.

:wink:

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What is getting on in years?

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It's not a what; it's a who. If 78% of the usage panel graduated in 1930 they must be in their nineties now. ("getting on in years" = "getting old")

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Thanks. BMO