IMMORTAL. etc. -=- WAS Railroad cart

[Wilson Gray]

Isn't this "passed" a shortening of "passed on to his / her eternal reward"?

-Wilson

On 4/18/07, Doug Harris <cats22 at frontiernet.net> wrote:
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> Similarly, why do we refer to someone who's "passed"
> (passed???? -- what? Go? Did they collect their $200??)
> as "late". The latter clearly sets up false hope, as
> the supposedly 'late' person most assuredly isn't coming.
> Unless, of course, it's a second coming... but that's
> another issue altogether.
> (the other) doug
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> (Why do we call people "immortal" only after they're dead?)
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