sheislaurenceThis is so spot on it makes me choke. PS: Matt is a makeup #influencer . He happens to be #Jewish and #antizionist.
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As used, grammatically, "dead" is a past-tense adjective while "killed" is a present tense verb, so technically, the words are used correctly.
Confusing to be sure, but how rare is it for modern media to get their grammar right nowadays? š
liquidlamp@MugsysRapSheet @sheislaurence The grammar could have easily been "400 lebanese and 2 Israel soliders killed" or "400 lebanese and 2 Israel soliders dead." Both are simplier grammically and more accurate, as all the deaths had already happened, and should be presented in the same tense.
It would also point out who was mostly killed, which this headline leaves ambigious with "400 dead in lebanon" instead of listing who died, except for the 2 "important" Israel soliders.
The fact that they mixed passive and active was an intentional choice to minimize some deaths and highlight others.
Benjamin@liquidlamp @MugsysRapSheet @sheislaurence The original headline before they updated it was even worse, "Two Israeli soldiers killed as latest attacks in Lebanon leave nearly 400 dead"
You can still see it in the URL of the article: https://news.sky.com/story/two-israeli-soldiers-killed-as-latest-attacks-in-lebanon-leave-nearly-400-dead-13516918
@liquidlamp @sheislaurence
No, I dispute the mixing of tenses had any purpose.
If the 400 Lenbanese had all died in a single attack, they would of said "killed". But since it took place over several days, the proper tense is "(nearly) dead".
I agree it could have been phrased differently, but I think you're looking for a bias that just isn't there.
@MugsysRapSheet @sheislaurence I disagree, and I think Sky news does as well as they have revised the headline to now read:
"Nearly 400 killed in Lebanon conflict as first Israel casulties announced"
The above address nearly all the issues that people have raised. Same tense, shows who has died, still tells you that total now includes israel soliders.
Calling an attack/war a "conflict" is still cowardly, but otherwise an improvement across the board.
Magnus Ahltorp@MugsysRapSheet @sheislaurence Itās not whether the words are used correctly according to some grammar rules, but what they mean on the semantic and pragmatic level. āDeadā is an adjective (as you point out), itās a state, implying something that just is. āKilledā is an action in the past tense (donāt know where you got present tense from), implying responsibility.
David@MugsysRapSheet @sheislaurence
Listen. Grammar wasn't the issue and still isn't. Stop being a fascist apologist.
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