This is so spot on it makes me choke.
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This is so spot on it makes me choke. PS: Matt is a makeup #influencer . He happens to be #Jewish and #antizionist.
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This is so spot on it makes me choke. PS: Matt is a makeup #influencer . He happens to be #Jewish and #antizionist.
@sheislaurence
As used, grammatically, "dead" is a past-tense adjective while "killed" is a present tense verb, so technically, the words are used correctly.Confusing to be sure, but how rare is it for modern media to get their grammar right nowadays?
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@sheislaurence
As used, grammatically, "dead" is a past-tense adjective while "killed" is a present tense verb, so technically, the words are used correctly.Confusing to be sure, but how rare is it for modern media to get their grammar right nowadays?
@MugsysRapSheet @sheislaurence The grammar could have easily been "400 lebanese and 2 Israel soliders killed" or "400 lebanese and 2 Israel soliders dead." Both are simplier grammically and more accurate, as all the deaths had already happened, and should be presented in the same tense.
It would also point out who was mostly killed, which this headline leaves ambigious with "400 dead in lebanon" instead of listing who died, except for the 2 "important" Israel soliders.
The fact that they mixed passive and active was an intentional choice to minimize some deaths and highlight others.
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This is so spot on it makes me choke. PS: Matt is a makeup #influencer . He happens to be #Jewish and #antizionist.
@sheislaurence With apologies for being a reply-guy, I'd say Matt is probably also an LGBTQ+ activist (with emphasis on trans-inclusive) these days, as well as makeup influencer. He describes his podcast (https://www.instagram.com/abitfruitypod/) as “politics, the internet, and being better to each other”
But yeah, I absolutely agree, the pretence at neutral balance from our journalists really is gone, isn't it?
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@MugsysRapSheet @sheislaurence The grammar could have easily been "400 lebanese and 2 Israel soliders killed" or "400 lebanese and 2 Israel soliders dead." Both are simplier grammically and more accurate, as all the deaths had already happened, and should be presented in the same tense.
It would also point out who was mostly killed, which this headline leaves ambigious with "400 dead in lebanon" instead of listing who died, except for the 2 "important" Israel soliders.
The fact that they mixed passive and active was an intentional choice to minimize some deaths and highlight others.
@liquidlamp @MugsysRapSheet @sheislaurence The original headline before they updated it was even worse, "Two Israeli soldiers killed as latest attacks in Lebanon leave nearly 400 dead"
You can still see it in the URL of the article: https://news.sky.com/story/two-israeli-soldiers-killed-as-latest-attacks-in-lebanon-leave-nearly-400-dead-13516918
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