where did the phrase "gone missing" come from?
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here's an interesting article on just that topic: http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4159/is_20040711/ai_n12757394
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1382, from O.Fr. fugitif, from L. fugitivus "fleeing" (but commonly used as a noun meaning "runaway"), from stem of fugere "run away, flee," from PIE base *bheug- "to flee" (cf. Gk. pheugein "to flee," Lith. bugstu "be frightened"). Replaced O.E. flyma. From 17c.-19c. Eng. had the useful adj. fugacious "likely to flee."
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My dad always referenced it as "come see, come saw". Kind of an early version of "been there, done that".
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The phrase is supposed to have originated in England in the 17th century when city streets were filthy and heavy rain would occasionally carry along dead animals. \n\nThe idea that seeing dead cats and dogs floating by in storms would cause people to coin this phrase is just about believable. People may not have actually thought the animals had come from the sky, but might have made up the phrase to suit the occasion.
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I think that when something terrible happens, its human nature to want to be optimistic. Can you imagine how it would feel to hear that someone you know was "dead" instead of being "missing"? It's like killing all hope that they may still be alive. It doesn't happen often, but miracles do happen and it doesn't hurt to have a little hope. The media is not often very considerate of the words they choose, but when they say "went missing" they do sound somewhat compassionate.
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Disappearing? You are mistaken.
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Good question:\n\nMaybe Society or people in general.  Also, if its a quote it could just mean that you dont know who originally said it.
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It means "you missed me."  For example, while I was gone, did you miss me?  Mi is the direct object of the sentence and means "Me."  Sei Manccata (I don't think the spelling is right) is the second person singular past tense of mancare which means "to miss".
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I heard a few theories on this on a TV show which was investigating where today's words come from...\nI THINK that it has something to do with the fact that centuries ago, nutmeg was the word used to refer to a guy's whatsits...\nSorry i can't help any more, but I've forgotten most of it!
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It means that someone has typed something,then deleted it without entering
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I read a magazine article saying that in the old days when they had a worker in their village they wanted to get rid of they burnt down that person's house so that they would leave the village. That is where "fired" came from.\n\nAt least that is how the magazine's Historic Trivia column described the origin.
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Depends on the context:\n\n1.a person who is fleeing, from prosecution, intolerable circumstances, etc.; a runaway: a fugitive from justice; a fugitive from a dictatorial regime.\n–adjective\n2.having taken flight, or run away: a fugitive slave.\n3.fleeting; transitory; elusive: fugitive thoughts that could not be formulated.\n4.Fine Arts. changing color as a result of exposure to light and chemical substances present in the atmosphere, in other pigments, or in the medium.\n5.dealing with subjects of passing interest, as writings; ephemeral: fugitive essays.\n6.wandering, roving, or vagabond: a fugitive carnival.\n\nRegards,
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the quote is - “To hide the key to your heart is to risk forgetting where you placed it.”\n\nits  Timothy Childers quote .
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we are the lost coin.  We are lost until we find Jesus.  God is the one looking for the Lost coin.  When we repent of all our sins and come back to him it means that we are found.. the lost coin made it back to its owner... God rejoices when we repent of our sins, we dont do it again.
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"Lost" is the most correct thing to say, since you start out at 100% and you lose points from there. But you could get away with saying "missed" as well.
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In Classical Latin, Caesar used the expression "itinere desistere" which means "to end a journey".\n\nBased on that I suggest " Itinere meo destiti " which is\n"I have ended my journey"
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I don't know if there's much etymology of the phrase, but here's an article about it which puts forth some interesting possibilities of the origin.\n\nQuote from the site:\n\n"Some linguists and historians think the expression must have been well known during the war years, citing a story about General Eisenhower's dog. The story goes that the dog (Felix) urinated on a map and the officers joked that the enemy was "pissed off." (Leonard Mosely, Marshall, 1982)."