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StephenH wrote:
> It should be "I went past the pub" or "I passed the pub", but not "I
> went passed the pub".
>
> Past- Adverb, "to and beyond a point in time or space; by; so as to
> pass"
> Passed- the past tense of the verb "pass".
i was almost going to re-correct myself... glad someone else did
instead.
people and their *passed-tense* errors... what is the world coming to.
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> It should be "I went past the pub" or "I passed the pub", but not "I
> went passed the pub".
>
> Past- Adverb, "to and beyond a point in time or space; by; so as to
> pass"
> Passed- the past tense of the verb "pass".
i was almost going to re-correct myself... glad someone else did
instead.
people and their *passed-tense* errors... what is the world coming to.
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nubcake
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