tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7690110675685389513.post8938814848393291757..comments2024-03-27T21:54:06.467-07:00Comments on Wordlady: Congratulations, Women's Hockey Team! (Now, how do I say that?)Katherine Barberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06775090067364948963noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7690110675685389513.post-45873106239501148072014-02-21T10:08:40.194-08:002014-02-21T10:08:40.194-08:00That is indeed a possibility, and a very common pl...That is indeed a possibility, and a very common play on words (on cards, banners, cakes..) around graduation time.Katherine Barberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06775090067364948963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7690110675685389513.post-17440650988976717832014-02-21T09:53:53.347-08:002014-02-21T09:53:53.347-08:00It's also possible we've internalized a pu...It's also possible we've internalized a pun, perhaps thanks to Hallmark cards, as we traditionally sent cards to kids who graduated from high school. I've even seen the spelling altered to "conGRADulations," initially (at least) as a conscious pun.David Antrobushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08486219404600185419noreply@blogger.com