Re: Command of the Queen's English?

Apr 04, 2009 2 Replies

"Jim Thompson" wrote in message news: snipped-for-privacy@4ax.com...



Command of the Queen's English?
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> BBC headline...
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> "Israelis shoot dead armed woman"
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I've heard of a "dead leg" but not a dead arm.


The woman was dead, not her arm.

Dead, armed woman.

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