Is this proper English
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- CGN0
The storm is cumming!
- airey0
the storm may yet come to pass
is correct. the 'pass'ing in the sentence does not refer to the end of the storm but the storm itself being an event that may happen. (to imonk's comment that the above means the storm will never end - i'm guessing imonk is american yeah?).
- deathboy0
I expect a beautiful storm.... Soon cats and dogs will bounce off my roof like 911 victims on the hard manmade earth....if in doubt have fun
- boobs0
Storm? Fuck! It hasn't even rained yet!
- airey0
the storm may yet some to pass
- nadnerb0
The storm that hasn't yet failed to unsuccessfully come isn't going to not pass
- ribit0
unless you want to talk about the storm's passing, and all are safe (or not) etc...
But really, if I was editing this, I'd want to see the whole paragraph, or more, before commenting...
- moural0
Just to clarify:
"come to pass" is an idiom meaning "happened". Essentially, the phrase "the storm has not yet come to pass" means, "the storm has not happened yet". If that's not what you want, then choose another.
- ribit0
I think the 'not yet come to pass' works OK in the 'and some things that have not yet come to pass' example, but for something like a storm which literally does pass by, doesn't it risk being a bit confusing?
- marychain0
Godamn fine work people.
I think we solved this bitch!
- marychain0
LOTR had something to this effect
"and some things which should not have been forgotten were lost"- * adjusts wizard cap
pushes up glassesmarychain - Yeah thats a different line.CygnusZero4
- She also says and some things that have not yet come to pass.CygnusZero4
- * adjusts wizard cap
- i_monk0
"yet to pass" means it's in progress overhead at the time you write about it, not that is hasn't even arrived yet.
- era4O40
Lol. I love this forum.
- Yeah you get some random stuff here. Im glad to participate.CygnusZero4
- francoisfido0
'and some things that have not yet come to pass'
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'the storm has not yet come to pass'
- juhls0
If you want to make it wordy, then moural's "The storm has not yet come to pass." sounds OK.
If you want it to be more to-the-point without adding in extra words (as CyBrain pointed out), then use either "pass" or "come," but not both.
- A couple extra words is good for what im doing. Ill go with what he said. Gracias!CygnusZero4
- CyBrain0
The storm is yet to pass.
or
The storm is coming."The storm is yet to come to pass." is just throwing too many words into a sentence for no reason.
- CygnusZero40
Well I remember there's a line in lord of the rings that says, "and some things that have not yet come to pass". What im writing has nothing to do with that, but it occured to me after working on this.
- ribit0
You should talk about it being yet to come, or yet to pass, but not both... Would help to know some more of the words surrounding the phrase? (context is important)
- _me_0
Thar she Blows!