Comments on: Confusing “Passed” with “Past”

By: Netnoob

Netnoob — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 03:36:32 +0000

What if someone uses it in context with let’s say drinking. “Way past tipsy” or “Way passed tipsy”. I feel like passed makes more sense because you’re drinking and over time becoming more inebriated. But please correct me if I’m wrong.

By: David

David — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:28:42 +0000

* Oops.. can’t type…. that’s “using”

By: David

David — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:28:07 +0000

Depending on your wish to interpret: “Past” in and of itself can be a preposition. “Passed” or “pass” never would. So in useing “get past” to mean get over, get around the fact, get beyond the idea, and so forth, “past” is just another preposition you can use in their place.

If you wish to argue that “I can’t ignore the fact” means the same as “I can’t get ‘past’ the fact…” and since ignore is a verb shouldn’t it be “passed”, you must see that you left out the word “get” in that defense. If comfortable to vision, therefore, “get past” becomes a verbal phrase to mean “ignore”.

Otherwise, “past” is a preposition for the object “fact”.

By: Laurie

Laurie — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 05:45:10 +0000

My teacher wrote the definition of traditions as “Beliefs or things that people do that have been past down from the past.” I think the first “past” should actually be spelled “passed.” Which of us is correct?

By: Ben

Ben — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 12:44:16 +0000

“I”ll grab Frank and John on my way passed”
or
“I’ll grab Frank and John on my way past”