Prosecutors have charged a Metropolitan Police officer with murder after he shot rapper Chris Kaba in London last year.

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    1 year ago

    I’d love to see an example of “I shot dead him”. I’m not trying to be defensive, I’d really enjoy seeing it. Dialects fascinate me.

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      Well, it’s an expression that only comes up in the third person, not the first person. You’d see “Tim shot dead Eric”. I think if they’d say anything like that in the UK, it would just be “I shot him”.

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        1 year ago

        I still only have ever heard “Tim shot Eric dead.” I’ve never seen it any other way except in this headlines.