jeffw@lemmy.worldM to News@lemmy.world · 5 months agoGeorgia inmate shoots dead female food service worker, 24, inside prison kitchenwww.independent.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkGeorgia inmate shoots dead female food service worker, 24, inside prison kitchenwww.independent.co.ukjeffw@lemmy.worldM to News@lemmy.world · 5 months agomessage-square11fedilink
minus-squareThatWeirdGuy1001@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 months agoThe irony is that was how it used to be said. You wouldn’t say “shot and killed” you’d say “shot dead”
minus-squareSeaJ@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 months agoApparently the editor realized it was not a good way to phrase it and reworded it. To make the original headline clearer, it could have been “Woman shot dead by…”
The irony is that was how it used to be said.
You wouldn’t say “shot and killed” you’d say “shot dead”
Apparently the editor realized it was not a good way to phrase it and reworded it. To make the original headline clearer, it could have been “Woman shot dead by…”