Grammar Entry 616 / 1011 60-second read

Alumni vs. Alumnus / Alumna

Latin number and gender.

The comparisoni

✗ Wrong

She is an alumni of Harvard.

✓ Correct

She is an alumna of Harvard.

The ruleii

Singular ALUMNUS (m) / ALUMNA (f). Plural ALUMNI (m/mixed) / ALUMNAE (f).

One male grad = ALUMNUS. One female grad = ALUMNA. Many males or mixed = ALUMNI. All-female group = ALUMNAE.

Memory aidiii

Remember it like this

One woman = alumna.

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