2007-12-31 17:44:38 · 5 answers · asked by terrystitans2004 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
Because they are no longer current.
Current = now
Late = no longer
2007-12-31 18:18:09 · answer #1 · answered by Froggy 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The word "late" as being used for someone who has passed away has roots in the following understanding:
1. Late can refer to the time just before the present moment.
2. Late can also refer to something immediately preceding the present.
As for the first usage of "late", as referring to death, (as in the late Mrs. Smith) is from 1490, from an adv. sense of "recently."
2008-01-01 03:05:56 · answer #2 · answered by fierce beard 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Don't think they are going to make that next appointment, well that is, the next earthly appointment.
2008-01-01 02:52:34 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Late has a time limit, although i do not know how long it is when a person stops being late and is just dead
2008-01-01 01:55:28 · answer #4 · answered by Experto Credo 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Well, they can never be on time for anything again.
2008-01-01 01:47:53 · answer #5 · answered by No Shortage 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋