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Index G
- G20
- G7
- G8
- Gaelic
- gambit
- gamut
- gap
- Gastown
- gastr-
- gastro-
- Gateway to the North
- Gateway to the West
- gauntlet
- gender
- gender-inclusive writing: correspondence (Linguistic recommendation from the Translation Bureau)
- general consensus
- geo-
- geographical names: Indian reserves
- geographical names: names of pan-Canadian significance
- geographical names: national parks
- geographical names: scientific and geological names
- geographical names: translation
- geographical names: Treasury Board policy
- geographical names: types and composition
- geographical names: undersea features
- Germano-
- gerund
- gerund phrase
- g (gram)
- gibe
- give consideration to
- glacio-
- glamorize
- glamorous
- glamour
- glyc-
- glyco-
- good
- good deal of
- goods
- got
- gotten
- Government of Canada (Linguistic recommendation from the Translation Bureau)
- Governor General Designate
- graduate from
- graduate in
- Graeco-
- graffiti
- graffito
- gram
- gramin-
- gramini-
- grammar terms
- grapho-
- grasp of
- gray
- Greco-
- greenwashing
- grey
- grill
- grille
- grisly
- grizzled
- grizzly
- Group of Seven
- GTA
- guarantee
- guaranty
- gybe
- gyro-
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graduate from, graduate in
The familiar phrases to graduate high school and to graduate university are not recommended; the correct verb phrase is graduate from.
- Yasser graduated from high school (not graduated high school) in Regina.
Moreover, one graduates in a subject or discipline.
- Phyllis graduated from McGill in music, while her twin graduated in medicine.
An educational institution graduates those who have studied there.
- Canadian universities graduate over ten thousand engineers each year.
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