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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

Specific past / passed question

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00Please could you settle a 'pub argument' for me. We were discussing the spelling of a sign that read "No Unauthorised Persons Past This Point"02br
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00I personally thought the sign spelling should have read "Passed" as oppose to "Past".02br
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00My colleagues disagreed. Much searching of the internet ensued and I found evidence to support both spellings. Please could someone categorically end this argument by letting me know which spelling is correct (or are they both correct?)02br
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00Thank you in advance for your replies.02br
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00John0-
  

Top answer

02br 02br 00Past is correct. 02br 02br 00As a sentence 'No unauthorised persons passed this point' does make grammatical sense, but not the sense you were hoping for. Passed is a verb (in the past tense).

— Nona the brit

  • 02br 02br 00Past is correct.
  • 02br 02br 00As a sentence 'No unauthorised persons passed this point' does make grammatical sense, but not the sense you were hoping for.
  • Passed is a verb (in the past tense).
  • This sentence means that no unauthorised people have ever passed this point.
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00Past is correct. 02br
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00Past: in a course or direction going close to and then beyond <drove 01i00past02i00 the house.02br
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00As a sentence 'No unauthorised persons passed this point' does make grammatical sense, but not the
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