Re: Welcome or welcomed?

Peter Duncanson <mail@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:


However:

Susan Hockfield, President, Massachusetts Institute of
Technology ... And so, fellow freshmen,

Her use of "fellow freshmen" suggests that she herself is a
freshman.

Yes, I noticed that as well. Is the president of MIT a blithering idiot?
Or does her message explain *why* she said such a thing? Indeed, there's
the answer:

http://web.mit.edu/hockfield/speeches/2005-convocation.html

...I, like you, am a freshman, a new student at MIT. I
began as President last December, and am still
discovering new things about MIT every day. ...

--
Best -- Donna Richoux
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