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advance/promote
Posted: Wed Mar 30, 2005 8:26 am
by Itasan
Are these all OK and do they mean the same thing?
1-1. He was advanced to the rank of general.
1-2. He was promoted to the rank of general.
2-1. He was advanced to Sales Manager.
2-2. He was advanced to Sales Manager.
Thank you.
Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2005 10:13 pm
by fluffyhamster
My intuitions tell me that 'promoted' can be passive, but that 'advanced' has more "active" connotations and thus would take more the active form here.
Posted: Sat Apr 02, 2005 2:18 am
by RolandTrego
I agree with Fluffy, if indeed s/he means that one would more likely say He was promoted to general manager and He advanced to general manager.
Posted: Sat Apr 02, 2005 3:15 pm
by fluffyhamster
That is indeed what I meant with my somewhat convoluted phrasing, RT! Thanks for helping make things doubtless clearer for Itasan!
Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2005 10:32 pm
by Richard
In the American (U.S.) variety of spoken English, advanced would never be used in this sense. Only promoted would be used.