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Is alumni politically correct?

'Alumnus' For an individual graduate, an alumnus is a single male, an alumna is a single female, and an alum is the gender neutral term. For the plurals, alumni refers to multiple male or gender neutral graduates, alumnae is for multiple female grads, and alums is the gender neutral plural.
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Is it OK to say alumni?

Traditionally, "alumnus" refers specifically to a singular male graduate and "alumni" is the plural form for a group of male graduates and for a group of male and female graduates. Meanwhile, the term for singular female graduates is the lesser spotted "alumna", and "alumnae" refers to a group of female-only graduates.
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Is it correct to say I am an alumni?

The word “alumnus” refers to an individual male graduate. Remember that if you're referring to a group of male graduates, you use “alumni.”
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What is the proper term for alumni?

Alumni and alumnus are the preferred plural and singular terms of alumni of any gender. The feminine terms—alumna (singular) and alumnae (plural)—may be used in the context of the publication or the preferences of the subjects. Do not shorten to “alum” or “alums” except in informal communications.
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Is an alumni grammatically correct?

Alumni is the plural of alumnus, so it is used to denote a group of male former pupils of a college or school. For example: James, John and David are Yale alumni, having graduated together in 1997.
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Is alumni gender neutral?

For an individual graduate, an alumnus is a single male, an alumna is a single female, and an alum is the gender neutral term. For the plurals, alumni refers to multiple male or gender neutral graduates, alumnae is for multiple female grads, and alums is the gender neutral plural.
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Can you say alumni of a company?

Corporate alumnus (/əˈlʌmnəs/ (masculine) or alumna (/əˈlʌmnə/ (feminine) of an organization is a former employee of the organization. The term "Corporate" is prefaced to recognize the difference from "Alumni" who are graduates or former students of universities, colleges and schools.
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What is a female alumni called?

Alumni is a plural noun referring either to a group of male graduates or to a group of both male and female graduates. The singular “alumnus” refers to one male graduate, “alumna” refers to one female graduate, and the plural “alumnae” refers to a group of female graduates.
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Why are students called alumni?

Etymology. The Latin noun alumnus means "foster son" or "pupil". It is derived from the Latin verb alere "to nourish". Separate, but from the same root, is the adjective almus "nourishing", found in the phrase alma mater, a title for a person's home university.
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Am I an alumni if I didn't graduate?

Yes, you are. Alumnus by definition is former student or pupil of a school, college, or university.
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What is alumni slang?

Alum – An inclusive slang term for a graduate of a university or other institution…the term Alum has fluidity, though, as recognition of non-binary individuals continues to evolve.
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How do you say I am an alumni of a college?

Use of Alumnus, Alumni, Alumna, or Alumnae

You may use alumna when referring to a woman who has attended a school; alumnus when referring to a man who has attended a school; or alum or graduate as a singular, gender-neutral option. Use alumni or graduates when referring to a group of multiple genders.
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What is a good sentence for alumni?

Alumni are graduates of an educational institution. “Alumni of the college I graduated from now live in 16 different countries.” “Alumni of Harvard Law School often find positions in govenment.” “My high school now has 12,500 alumni.”
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Is the word alumni non inclusive?

Traditionally, 'alumni' has been used as a collective noun for all genders but is currently perceived as a word that refers primarily to men. In order to be explicitly gender-inclusive, Westtown had been using 'alumni/ae/x' to refer to groups of alums.
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How do you address yourself as an alumni?

That's all there is to this.
  1. “I am an alumnus of this university.” — ( One male former student)
  2. “She is an alumna of that college.” — ( One female former students)
  3. “Peter, Paul and Mary are alumni of this college.” — ( Mixed group)
  4. “Mary, Brenda and Joline are alumnae of that university.” — ( Female group)
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What is alma mater vs alumni?

It's not really possible for a non-person to be an alum, so the neuter forms of 'alumnum' (singular) and 'alumna' (plural), are unlikely to be used much. Alumni refers to people who have graduated from an institution (most commonly a university) while alma mater is the institution from which a person has graduated.
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What is the difference between alumni and graduate students?

Normally, a 'graduate' is still studying, but at higher levels (Masters or Doctorate). An alumnus/alumna has left the education system.
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Is alumna still used?

Alumni is correct for two or more male graduates of a school, and alumnae for female graduates. A male graduate is an alumnus, and a female is an alumna. Because most people do not know any Latin, alumni is often the catch-all word for graduates of either sex, singular or plural.
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Can alumni be used for female?

Alumni is the plural noun for a group of male graduates or male and female graduates. An alumnus is one male graduate. An alumna is one female graduate. And for a group of female graduates, you can use the plural alumnae.
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Is there a gender-neutral title?

Mx (pronounced 'mux' or 'mix') is a gender neutral title used for people who do not identify with the traditional titles Ms, Miss, Mrs or Mr.
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Is everyone an alumni?

Collectively, you and everyone you graduated with from your institution are alumni. Alumni is the Latin plural form of a word that originally meant foster son or pupil. Everyone who graduated from your school is a former pupil or “foster son” (or daughter) of that institution.
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Can you put alumni in a sentence?

He was never claimed in his lifetime by either college as one of its alumni. Call your alumni office for the same assistance and information. Many colleges and universities turn to their alumni for financial support. The school has many famous alumni, most of them in sports.
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Why do we use alumni?

Alumni are an institution's most loyal supporters. Alumni are fundraising prospects. Alumni generate invaluable word-of-mouth marketing among their social and professional networks. By engaging alumni, an institution can continue to benefit from their skills and experience.
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How do you make an alumni possessive?

Plural Nouns

If a plural noun does not end in s, make it possessive by adding an 's to the end of the word. For example: women's rights or alumni's donations.
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