Comments on: Confusing “Passed” with “Past” http://www.dailywritingtips.com/confusing-passed-with-past/ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 10:28:21 -0500 hourly 1 By: Gus Psi http://www.dailywritingtips.com/confusing-passed-with-past/comment-page-1/#comment-249254 Gus Psi Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:40:28 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/?p=2683#comment-249254 Lucy - yours should be passed ..... because you are speaking about time passing, so it passed. Lucy –
yours should be passed ….. because you are speaking about time passing, so it passed.

]]> By: Lucy http://www.dailywritingtips.com/confusing-passed-with-past/comment-page-1/#comment-246827 Lucy Mon, 08 Mar 2010 22:43:38 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/?p=2683#comment-246827 I need to know if the use of past in the following sentence is correct: A few more months past and one morning............. or should it be passed? I need to know if the use of past in the following sentence is correct: A few more months past and one morning…………. or should it be passed?

]]> By: Ben http://www.dailywritingtips.com/confusing-passed-with-past/comment-page-1/#comment-212302 Ben Tue, 08 Dec 2009 08:07:18 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/?p=2683#comment-212302 What about when discribing a men and his past. For example: Dr. Babosar, the founder of GHB BioMedical Inc. who dedicates his life in the XXX industry for the Passed/Past 20 years. (the fact is he is still in this industry and still running the company) Which Passed/Past are more suitable? What about when discribing a men and his past.
For example:

Dr. Babosar, the founder of GHB BioMedical Inc. who dedicates his life in the XXX industry for the Passed/Past 20 years.
(the fact is he is still in this industry and still running the company)

Which Passed/Past are more suitable?

]]> By: Maeve http://www.dailywritingtips.com/confusing-passed-with-past/comment-page-1/#comment-170864 Maeve Wed, 19 Aug 2009 14:35:53 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/?p=2683#comment-170864 Melissa, You're not mistaken. I didn't include it in the discussion because as far as I can tell, no one ever makes the error of writing "It's in the passed." :-) Melissa,
You’re not mistaken. I didn’t include it in the discussion because as far as I can tell, no one ever makes the error of writing “It’s in the passed.”

:-)

]]> By: Melissa http://www.dailywritingtips.com/confusing-passed-with-past/comment-page-1/#comment-170213 Melissa Tue, 18 Aug 2009 02:43:51 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/?p=2683#comment-170213 I believe 'past' can also be a noun: "It's in the past." Unless I'm mistaken. I believe ‘past’ can also be a noun:

“It’s in the past.”

Unless I’m mistaken.

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