English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)
MATURE or MATURED?
We need some ~matured~ minds (nonstandard).
We need some mature minds (standard). When used to mean being fully developed physically or reaching an advanced stage in a process, the adjective is mature (not, matured).
He ~mature~ a lot while he was in college (nonstandard).
He matured a lot when he was in college (standard).
When “mature” functions as a verb, its past and participle forms are “matured”.
Mind a test?
- Do you prefer mild or __ cheddar (mature, matured)?
- You and I are __, freethinking adults (mature, matured).
- That’s the best place to enjoy __ wine (mature, matured).
- After three years in school, they will have __ (mature, matured).
- The wine has been __ in oak vats so we can go ahead to enjoy it (mature, matured).
GAB
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This was very helpful. My dad and I have argued this before, so I’m going to share it to him.