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Huh? I think you may be confused. Being shot mean being struck by a bullet. Inanimate objects can be shot. Whether it's deadly/fatal is a consequence of the inj
by acjohnson55 10y ago
Huh? I think you may be confused. Being shot mean being struck by a bullet. Inanimate objects can be shot. Whether it's deadly/fatal is a consequence of the injury.
- unimpressive 10y agoMerriam Webster definition of 'deadly': 1: likely to cause or capable of producing death <deadly poison> http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deadly http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deadly
- acjohnson55 10y agoI see what you mean, but when people use "deadly" in retrospect, it's typically synonymous with "fatal". It would be one thing if there were potential for confusion, but here, there's really not.