Shot dead or just shot?
Recently i came across the newspiece of someone's murder. The headline read "xyz shot dead", to which someone responded that the "dead" in that phrase was absolutely redundant, saying "it's either shot or dead, not shot dead".
Could someone enlighten me on this? Although i would find myself saying shot most of the times, wouldn't it be logical to say shot dead as well?
There's another line of writing which would write "fatally shot", etc.
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Could someone enlighten me on this? 'Shot dead' is fine and common; it means 'shot and killed', not just wounded. anonymous There's another line of writing which would write "fatally shot", etc.
- Could someone enlighten me on this?
- 'Shot dead' is fine and common; it means 'shot and killed', not just wounded.
- anonymous There's another line of writing which would write "fatally shot", etc.
- Yes, that has the same meaning.
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anonymousThe headline read "xyz shot dead", to which someone responded that the "dead" in that phrase was absolutely redundant, saying "it's either shot or dead, not shot dead".Could someone enlighten me on this?
'Shot dead' is fine and common; it means 'shot and killed', not just wounded.
anonymousThere's another line of writing
0anonymousAlthough I would find myself saying shot most of the time, wouldn't it be logical to say shot dead as well?
You can be shot and not dead.
The policeman was shot. His wound is not life-threatening. He was treated and released from a local hospital.
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