Funny things in class

[lloll4]

Whilst listening to the discussion about what happens in a partnership when a partner dies, I found a new pet peeve:

"When someone dies" is not the same as "when someone passes on".

And what is even more annoying: "when someone passes"

I don't mind so much "passes away" but wtf is "passes on"? Passes on what? She passed on the baton to her teammate?

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Classmates whom I guess are trying to cover their asses while expressing opinions use a surfeit of expressions such as "it seems to me", "it seems", etc. I feel like I could create a drinking game out it this.

Comments

[februaryfour]

*snorts* "Pass on" to another world or a better place, I suppose.

[lloll4]

Maybe, but the use of the phrase annoys me anyway. :p

You had a birthday recently, right? Many happy returns!

[februaryfour]

I did. ^_^ Thank you!