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MaizieD Wed 21-Dec-22 09:14:15

I'm seeing 'surpassed' being used more and more in the sense of 'overtaken'.
While there is an element of 'overtaking' in the word, we pedants do all know that it actually refers to superior excellence, don't we?

Related is the increasing tendency to spell the overtaking 'passed' as 'past'...

I'm daily expecting to see 'surpassed' spelled as 'surpast' 😁

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Jackiest Wed 21-Dec-22 09:36:24

We should respect our history and call it sirpast.

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MaizieD Wed 21-Dec-22 10:52:00

Jackiest

We should respect our history and call it sirpast.

🤣

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Mollygo Wed 21-Dec-22 12:28:51

And for some really excellent spaghetti-surpasta?

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Grantanow Mon 06-Mar-23 09:47:26

Surpasta - wonderful, I'll use it!

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MawtheMerrier Mon 06-Mar-23 10:34:32

Nomination for the Boris Johnson resignation Honours List
Sir Pasta?

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