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Expression: 'Sorry, never come across the late lamented so I can't react.'

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Fri Feb 16, 2007 8:13 am Expression: 'Sorry, never come across the late lamented so I can't react.'

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Sorry, never come across the late lamented so I can't react.

Hi

I would like to understand the structure of this sentence by Alan. "Never come across"--does it mean that "have" is understood here, therefore, Alan used "come" here? What is the meaning of late lamented?

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Fri Feb 16, 2007 10:39 am Expression: 'Sorry, never come across the late lamented so I can't react.'

Hi Tom, Yes, this is conversational, chatty, informal and is short, as you say, for I have never come across. 'Late' refers to someone who has recently died or at least within recent memory. 'Lamented' means literally 'mourned' and the whole expression 'late lamented' is a conventional expression referrring respecfully to someone whose death is mourned. A _________________ English as a Second Language You can read my ESL story Phrasal Verbs/go

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