jeffw@lemmy.worldcakeM to News@lemmy.world · 21 days agoGeorgia inmate shoots dead female food service worker, 24, inside prison kitchenwww.independent.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkGeorgia inmate shoots dead female food service worker, 24, inside prison kitchenwww.independent.co.ukjeffw@lemmy.worldcakeM to News@lemmy.world · 21 days agomessage-square11fedilink
minus-squareSeaJ@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·21 days agoPoorly worded headline. I initially read that and thought she shot a dead person.
minus-squareThatWeirdGuy1001@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·20 days 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-up0·20 days 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…”
Poorly worded headline. I initially read that and thought she shot a dead person.
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…”