mycatsmom
3 Answers
country bumpkin
Best answer!
I found this to be a good explanation, but how accurate it is, I'm not sure.
In reference to a recently deceased person, the late shows respect. It’s often used to inform or remind readers that a mentioned person has died recently, and it’s sometimes a polite way of saying recently deceased, even when virtually everyone knows that the person is recently deceased. In general, it applies to anyone who has died in the last decade or so, and it almost always carries a note of reverence. So, for example, the late Osama bin Laden might strike some English speakers as too respectful.
http://grammarist.com/usage/the-late/
Wonderer's answer is a good answer, but the answer above elaborates a bit more.
| 6 years ago. Rating: 4 | |
terryfossil 1
Another way of saying dead..If you say to somebody "Johnno is late".it means he is not there..nice way to say somebody has moved on..>>>>>>>><<<<<<<<..
| 6 years ago. Rating: 3 | |
wonderer
| 13 years ago. Rating: 1 | |
Shouldn't it be '' my early husband '',.......b/c he died before his time?
