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Anonymous Posted 7 years ago
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Drop the death rate

A cop fines a driver for speeding. He tells the driver.

What is the natural way of saying this? Would it be correct to say “goal” and “drop the death rate”?

My goal isn’t to get your money but to drop the death rates related to speeding.

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anonymous drop the death rates No. Use one of these. reduce fatalities reduce the fatality rate decrease fatalities decrease the fatality rate 'goal' is fine.

  • anonymous drop the death rates No.
  • Use one of these.
  • reduce fatalities reduce the fatality rate decrease fatalities decrease the fatality rate 'goal' is fine.
  • anonymous natural way of saying this It's the situation that's unnatural.
  • , police officers don't say this or anything like it.
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anonymousdrop the death rates

No. Use one of these.

reduce fatalities
reduce the fatality rate

decrease fatalities
decrease the fatality rate


'goal' is fine.

anonymousnatural way of saying this

It's the situation that's unnatural. At least in the U.S., police officers don't say this

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