Answers.Body: <p>According to wikipedia:</p>
  
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    <p>En passant (from French: in passing) is a move in chess.</p>
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  <p>As far as i can find, 'In passing' is the translation of the name of the move, however it is not actually spoken as 'en passant' is used instead.</p>
  
  <p>One explanation for the appearance of this term is that Lasker, the author of the book, accidentally translated the word. According to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emanuel_Lasker">this</a> page, the original form of this manual was written in German, and Lasker re-wrote it in English at a later date. He may have translated 'En Passant' into English by mistake, not realising that we also use the french for the term.</p>
  
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    <p>In 1926 Lasker wrote Lehrbuch des Schachspiels, which he re-wrote in English in 1927 as Lasker's Manual of Chess.</p>
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Answers.Body: <p>"In passing" is english for the french phrase "en passant."  Just like "vis-a-vis" and "tete-a-tete" is acceptable as are "face-to-face" and "head-to-head."  I consider using the language of the listener to be the best course of action.  All are correct, but since I teach to kids, I prefer the english.</p>
  
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Answers.Body: <p>Lasker originally wrote in German and used the phrase <em>im Vorbeigehen</em> that was translated literally here. <em>Im Vorbeigehen</em> was the usual German term at Lasker's time, but nowadays it is mostly replaced by the French phrase <em>en passant</em>.</p>
  
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Answers.Body: <p><em>en passant</em> does mean "in passing", but the English phrase is not generally used in our specialized chess sense; e.g. <a href="http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/en%20passant" rel="nofollow">Merriam-Webster</a> separates two senses of <em>en passant</em>:</p>
  
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    <p>1) in passing,</p>
    
    <p>2) used in chess of the capture of a pawn as it makes a first move of two squares by an enemy pawn that threatens the first of these squares.</p>
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  <p>This is similar to the chess sense of "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luft" rel="nofollow">Luft</a>" (where the English air/space/breath would not be understood as specifically in a chess context), and different from "Zwischenzug"/"Zwischenschach" which are entirely equivalent with their English translations "in-between move/check".</p>
  
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Body: <p>In Lasker's Manual of Chess (written 1932 or earlier) I have just read the phrase 'in passing' referring to the en passant capture. I wonder if this expression is old-fashioned or still in use. Basically, I am interested in whether I can say 'in passing' in spoken language and still be considered correct.</p>
  
  <p>The image  shows the exact context. The phrase is right below the diagram.</p>
  
  <p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/whsAF.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/whsAF.png" alt="enter image description here"></a></p>
  
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Comments.Text: Generally the language of the reading audience should be considered, but there have been times when one language is most often used for international publications. French and German were once the preferred languages. Today it is English. Similarly, chess player names have been spelled various ways. Nimzowitsch is a Germanic spelling, but on his passport (so they say) it was spelled Nimcovics. Alexander Alekhin spelled his own name several different ways during his lifetime. You can imagine the Russian Cyrillic didn't translate precisely to the French, German, or English.
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Title: En Passant vs In Passing
ThreadText: # En Passant vs In Passing
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2016-08-03)
  
  In Lasker's Manual of Chess (written 1932 or earlier) I have just read the phrase 'in passing' referring to the en passant capture. I wonder if this expression is old-fashioned or still in use. Basically, I am interested in whether I can say 'in passing' in spoken language and still be considered correct.
  
  The image shows the exact context. The phrase is right below the diagram.
  
  [![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/whsAF.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/whsAF.png)
  
  **Tags:** terminology, en-passant
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: Generally the language of the reading audience should be considered, but there have been times when one language is most often used for international publications. French and German were once the preferred languages. Today it is English. Similarly, chess player names have been spelled various ways. Nimzowitsch is a Germanic spelling, but on his passport (so they say) it was spelled Nimcovics. Alexander Alekhin spelled his own name several different ways during his lifetime. You can imagine the Russian Cyrillic didn't translate precisely to the French, German, or English.  
  
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  ### Answer by username_2 on 2016-08-03. Score: 13
  
  According to wikipedia:
  
  > En passant (from French: in passing) is a move in chess.
  
  As far as i can find, 'In passing' is the translation of the name of the move, however it is not actually spoken as 'en passant' is used instead.
  
  One explanation for the appearance of this term is that Lasker, the author of the book, accidentally translated the word. According to [this](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emanuel_Lasker) page, the original form of this manual was written in German, and Lasker re-wrote it in English at a later date. He may have translated 'En Passant' into English by mistake, not realising that we also use the french for the term.
  
  > In 1926 Lasker wrote Lehrbuch des Schachspiels, which he re-wrote in English in 1927 as Lasker's Manual of Chess.
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_3 on 2016-08-03. Score: 7
  
  "In passing" is english for the french phrase "en passant." Just like "vis-a-vis" and "tete-a-tete" is acceptable as are "face-to-face" and "head-to-head." I consider using the language of the listener to be the best course of action. All are correct, but since I teach to kids, I prefer the english.
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_4 on 2016-08-04. Score: 3
  
  Lasker originally wrote in German and used the phrase *im Vorbeigehen* that was translated literally here. *Im Vorbeigehen* was the usual German term at Lasker's time, but nowadays it is mostly replaced by the French phrase *en passant*.
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_5 on 2016-08-04. Score: 2
  
  *en passant* does mean "in passing", but the English phrase is not generally used in our specialized chess sense; e.g. [Merriam-Webster](http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/en%20passant) separates two senses of *en passant*:
  
  > 1) in passing,
  >
  > 2) used in chess of the capture of a pawn as it makes a first move of two squares by an enemy pawn that threatens the first of these squares.
  
  This is similar to the chess sense of "[Luft](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luft)" (where the English air/space/breath would not be understood as specifically in a chess context), and different from "Zwischenzug"/"Zwischenschach" which are entirely equivalent with their English translations "in-between move/check".
  
  
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