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As a non native English speaker, I’ve always been puzzled by the use of “dead” in these situations. Surely if the person is dead they can’t be brought back? If
by leshokunin 7y ago
As a non native English speaker, I’ve always been puzzled by the use of “dead” in these situations. Surely if the person is dead they can’t be brought back? If they can be brought back, surely they were in a state with a heavy concussion / loss of consciousness/ disability? Isn’t this how the word should be used?
- PhilWright 7y agoAbsolutely, I think of dead as 'brain dead' and therefore you are definitely not coming back. But the press like to be emotive and spice up the headline I guess.