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No, you are not being too picky! Seemingly Canal and River Trust need some proof readers... where's the Suggestions box?!
Superb sun sparkle photos, they're lovely.
Sue /Boatwif /nb Cleddau
You've totally lost me? what am I missing please?
Thanks Sue.
Ruth, conventional spelling for the words in question is "past" (when going past something) and "aqueduct".
Doh, yes I see it now! the sun must be getting to me, thank you for taking the time to reply.
And thank you, not thankyou.
And "cooperation", not "co-operation". Missed both of those!
Now you see I've always thought it was 'passed' as in, 'passed me by,' 'moored boats,' etc., and 'past' as in, 'there were many blacksmiths in my mother's past'. So that means I've been getting it shamefully wrong all these years?
PS If I can't speak English, what hope shall we have in Europe?
Ah, but the thing is, you can speak English without anyone knowing how you spell it! I have worked with many broadcast journalists who have been dreadful spellers, but when they voice pieces for radio or TV it doesn't matter.
Have a great European adventure, Jill and Graham.
Jill, 'passed' is the past(!) tense of the verb 'to pass'. Spelled that way it's always a verb.
'Past' can be an adjective, a noun (as in your mother's past), a preposition, or an adverb.
So, I passed the moored boats (verb)
I went past the moored boats (preposition)
all here
http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/past
Thanks for giving me something interesting to think about!
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