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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Kills or Killing (What is the correct word)?
On the song "Remedy" of Little Boots there is a line that says: "No more poison killing my emotion". Is the word "killing" appropriate here, or the more appropriate verb should be "kills" (in present simple)?
If the word "killing" is right, can you explain why?
Thanks in advance for the answer.
If the word "killing" is right, can you explain why?
Thanks in advance for the answer.
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The first thing to remember is that songs do not necessarily follow all the rules of grammar or use standard vocabulary, so you need to be careful about using them as examples. Additionally it's also sometimes difficult to interpret a single sentence without any more context. Nevertheless, we can presumably expand the sentence to: There is no more poison which has been (or was) killing my emotion(s).
- The first thing to remember is that songs do not necessarily follow all the rules of grammar or use standard vocabulary, so you need to be careful about using them as examples.
- Additionally it's also sometimes difficult to interpret a single sentence without any more context.
- Nevertheless, we can presumably expand the sentence to: There is no more poison which has been (or was) killing my emotion(s).
- Why has the artist used "killing" rather than "which has killed" or "which kills" here?
- The continuous form (as usual) suggests that the action takes palace over time.
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The first thing to remember is that songs do not necessarily follow all the rules of grammar or use standard vocabulary, so you need to be careful about using them as examples. Additionally it's also sometimes difficult to interpret a single sentence without any more context.
Nevertheless, we can presumably expand the sentence to: There is no more poison which has been (or was) killin
Nevertheless, we can presumably expand the sentence to: There is no more poison which has been (or was) killin
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First of all, thanks for the fast answer.
Secondly, I still don't understand: is it correct (from the grammatical aspect) to use "killing" on that line or maybe, like you said, this is a need of the poet to use specifically this word, meaning "killing" is much more appropriate for the essence of the song than other word?
Is the verb "kills" (in present simple) can also be a subs
Secondly, I still don't understand: is it correct (from the grammatical aspect) to use "killing" on that line or maybe, like you said, this is a need of the poet to use specifically this word, meaning "killing" is much more appropriate for the essence of the song than other word?
Is the verb "kills" (in present simple) can also be a subs
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