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Graduate, then commence onward

May 5, 2013






Matriculate, or graduate? Graduate, or commence? Maybe grab a dictionary from the closet while you're getting that grammar book.

"Some people are confused as to why the end of your college career would be called a beginning, a commencement. And the idea of it is that the end of your high school or college career would be the time that you are commencing upon a professional career," Curzan explains.

To all those who have matriculated, are graduating, and are in the process of commencing a new career, here's a congratulations to you!