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Chris -- 2018-04-11
Frankly, I got this one from my high school girlfriend, who used to say this all the time. The usage in question is in sentences that would standardly be, say, “Granted, unemployment is high, but we’re working on it,” or “Granted, it’s expensive, but it’s worth it.” In the high school girlfriend’s usage, these would become “Grant it, unemployment is high…” and “Grant it, it’s expensive…” Grammatically, it’s hard to quibble, because it’s a perfectly good imperative. Grant it! I order you to grant it! But hey, that’s not the standard usage, so…eggcorn. (I haven’t done any historical research on this, so it’s conceivable that the “grant it” usage has a history.)
Happily I’ve found documentation that my high school sweetheart wasn’t the only one. http://72.14.203.104/search?q=cache:XzT … =firefox-a
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