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Which one is correct?
Since I had a grounding in Persian literature or since I had grounding in Persian literature?

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[+5] - timur - 03/14/2017You should give little credit to the opinion above. It's not a groundless assumption, it's my opinion grounded on years of dealing with Dale's inanity.
[+4] - centrox - 03/14/2017grounding noun [b][size=150]a[/size][/b] knowledge of the basic facts about a particular subject: This course is designed to give drivers [size=150]a[/size] grounding in car maintenance.
[+3] - centrox - 03/14/2017A grounding is an introduction or basic training. The noun is countable. grounding [size=150]noun[/size] basic training or instruction in a subject. "every child needs...

@aspirant,

Asp to me anyhow they're both okay

There's a very very find diff which if I attempted to describe I'd be attacked en masse by the TAT

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@aspirant,

You should give little credit to the opinion above.

It's not a groundless assumption, it's my opinion grounded on years of dealing with Dale's inanity.

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A grounding is an introduction or basic training. The noun is countable.

grounding
noun
basic training or instruction in a subject.
"every child needs a good grounding in science and technology"

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@aspirant,

Rant, poor Tim, suffers so. I keep tellin' 'em all, fellas, don't 'spir' to take all this so seriously. If my postings bother ya, why don't reead 'em. Won't be the least offended

Forgive any puns

Love ya anyhow Tim

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grounding
noun
a knowledge of the basic facts about a particular subject:
This course is designed to give drivers a grounding in car maintenance.

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@centrox,

Cen think I gotcha this time

https://www.google.com/?client=safari&channel=mac_bm#channel=mac_bm&q=meaning+of+ground+as+verb&*

eg,

Quote:

: to have a ground or basis

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@dalehileman,

dalehileman wrote:

Cen think I gotcha this time

https://www.google.com/?client=safari&channel=mac_bm#channel=mac_bm&q=meaning+of+ground+as+verb&*

eg,
Quote:
: to have a ground or basis

Different meaning, and the OP was referring to the noun, not the verb.

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@centrox,

Quote:

the noun, not the verb.

I thought he was merely askin' which way was correct....

Cen no resp reqd, jus' pullin' your leg for effect, forgive me

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