Apostrophe Debacle

[Benjamin Barrett]

There seems to be two meanings of "higher learning," one meaning "tertiary education" and the other meaning "lofty education."

Is that right? I don't find a definition on Wiktionary, but the OED has this for "academic":

"a. Of or belonging to an academy or institution for higher learning; hence, collegiate, scholarly."

Benjamin Barrett
Seattle, WA

On Aug 25, 2011, at 10:59 AM, Joel S. Berson wrote:

>
> At 8/25/2011 01:39 PM, Jonathan Lighter wrote:
>> http://shine.yahoo.com/event/fallfashion/grammar-fail-on-old-navys-college-t-shirts-uh-oh-2531551/
>>
>> (Note: Heading is intended as irony.)
>
> Thanks.  I missed this when it went by on the TV news yesterday.
>
> But I would only admit two of the four institutes specifically named
> to the rank of "higher learning".
>
> Joel Berson
> Degree graduate from two real institutes of higher learning

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