The reporter used the phrase, "... shot her until dead". To me the phrase "... shot and killed her." sounds more fluent. Which do you feel is correct, or do you have another option?
2006-07-16 09:19:30 · 4 answers · asked by Carl S 4 in News & Events ➔ Media & Journalism
Shot her until dead is much more accurate. The reason is you don't know much about handgun violence. Most people who are shot, survive. Handguns are designed to stop people, primarily, not kill them. You would have to either get lucky or be skilled in choosing a lethal shot to get them with the first round. What the reporter is saying is that the person shot them and then continued shooting them for quite some time afterward, probably after they had fallen to the ground, until they were dead. Sorta like the difference between stabbing someone and jumping on top of them and repeatedly savaging them with a knife over a period of several minutes.
2006-07-16 09:25:37 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
"Shot her until dead" implies that she was shot, then shot again, then again and again until she finally dies. That is, she may not have died from the first shot so the shooter kept firing until she was definitely dead.
"Shot and killed her" may have only taken one shot. It's not as sensational, if the reporter knows there multiple shots fired but doesn't know the exact number yet.
2006-07-16 09:24:54 · answer #2 · answered by Manevitch 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe you are correct,it sounds very straight to the point,but you know how dramatic the media is,anything that will exagerate and shock you to get their point across will work for them.Dead has a certain ring to it as opposed to just plain old kill!(smile)
2006-07-16 09:26:13 · answer #3 · answered by aminuts 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can be shot and still survive.
2006-07-16 09:24:54 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋