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>>a casualty of the World War. >makes it sound as if GG was a soldier or something as we're in thread on logic, it worth noting that your statement is logical
by trhway 7y ago
>>a casualty of the World War.
>makes it sound as if GG was a soldier or something
as we're in thread on logic, it worth noting that your statement is logically incorrect. Given that the most casualties of the WWII were civilians, saying that somebody was a casualty of that war means that most probably the person wasn't a soldier or something.
- a1369209993 7y agoPedanticly, "casualty" does actually mean specifically soldiers (or other military personel). Civilian deaths are called "murders" (or "executions"/"resisting capture"/not-at-all if your side is doing it). The term "civilian casualties" is a euphemism that was made up (IIRC during WWII) to obscure/excuse bombing of civilian targets (especially factories). In practice, the euphemism has largely won, though.
- mjd 7y agoNo. See my reply to Charles upthread.