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Absent Death, the Attention Flags.

0Absent death, the attention flags. Every newspaper editor knows this, as does every writer of lurid tales.02br
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00I need your help. What is an absent death? Is that a murder where there was no suspect who must have killed him/her on the scene? "Absent death, the attention flags" --- could someone please paraphrase this?02br
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00Thanks in advance for your help.02br
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0Hi,02br 02br 01font 00Absent death, the attention flags. 02font 02br 02br 01font 00I need your help. What is an absent death?

— Clive

  • 0Hi,02br 02br 01font 00Absent death, the attention flags.
  • 02font 02br 02br 01font 00I need your help.
  • What is an absent death?
  • Is that a murder where there was no suspect who must have killed him/her on the scene?
  • 02font 02br 02br 00No, it's not what you think at all.
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0Hi,02br
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01font00Absent death, the attention flags. Every newspaper editor knows this, as does every writer of lurid tales.02font02br
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01font00I need your help. What is an absent death? Is that a murder where there was no suspect who must have killed him/her on the scene? "Absent death
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01cite10HSS12cite10Absent death, the attention flags. Every newspaper editor knows this, as does every writer of lurid tales.12br
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10I need your help. What is an absent death? Is that a murder where there was no suspect who must have killed him/her on the scene? "Absent death, the attention flags" --- could som
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0By Golly, didn't know absent can be used as a preposition like 'less.' Good I posted this. Flag here means fail, doesn't it?02br
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00Many thanks.02br
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00Hiro0-
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0Hi,02br
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00Flag here means fail, doesn't it?02br
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00Yes. But in the sense of slow down, lose energy, become weaker. eg 01i00The runner was fast in the first 80 metres, but he flagged in the last 20 metres.02i02br
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00Best wishes, Clive0-
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