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The term "gunned down" makes me want to puke. Just say "murdered,"

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Bertha Venation Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-03-08 11:25 AM
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The term "gunned down" makes me want to puke. Just say "murdered,"
fer chrissakes. Or even "shot dead." Saying "gunned down" is to create more sensationalism and it makes me sick.

That is all.
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DS1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-03-08 11:33 AM
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1. How about shot down for pilots, or sank for sailors?
Edited on Wed Dec-03-08 11:34 AM by DS1
Gunned down, being a specific, makes it seems more senseless and brutal to me.
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Bertha Venation Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-03-08 12:25 PM
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2. "makes it seem more senseless and brutal" - exactly
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