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BW2/3 Posted 20 years ago
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Thirty thouand people have been dead for your cause, so you wanted more people to die.

Is this sentece ok ?

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Have died . So doesn't really make sense; how about but or yet ?

— Mister Micawber

  • Have died .
  • So doesn't really make sense; how about but or yet ?
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Have died. So doesn't really make sense; how about but or yet?
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Thank you Mister Micawber,

question,

Why is it that " have been dead " is not correct on the sentence ?

Can I say,

Thirty thouand people have been dead on the combat.

Thirty thouand people have been dead by WMD.

Once again thanks
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Thirty thousand people have died in combat.
Thirty thousand people have been killed by WMDs.
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Alternately,

"Thirty thousand people died for your cause, yet you wanted more people to die."
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