“I'm passing out next year.”
Indian English Entry 867 / 1011 60-second read
Passing out (graduating) vs. Graduating
IndE: graduating; elsewhere: fainting.
The comparisoni
“I'm graduating next year.”
The ruleii
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PASSING OUT = faint (in US/UK).
In Indian English, PASSING OUT means graduating (from a university or military academy). Elsewhere it means losing consciousness.
Memory aidiii
Remember it like this
Global: say graduating.