Kate Crimson of Gibsons, British Columbia, can bear the following no longer: <\/p>\n
“Turned up dead<\/strong>” — how I hate that! I hear it over and over to describe the discovery of a body, especially on Primetime with Stone Philips reporting on the murder of the day. <\/p>\n
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“Two weeks later, he turned up dead.” “Nobody knew what had happened until she turned up dead.”<\/p>\n
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“Yes, she finally showed up, but she was dead,” they seem to be saying. Does a body actually “turn up?” Maybe it turns over hearing this phrase, but I doubt it turns up.<\/p>\n
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You are almost guaranteed to hear this phrase if you watch faux news shows like 48 Hours. It is a constant.<\/p>\n
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I often wonder how the close relatives of the story subjects feel when they hear “turned up dead” applied to their departed loved ones. <\/p>\n
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That’s my rant for today.<\/p>\n
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Thank you for your time.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Always a pleasure to help one spew! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Kate Crimson of Gibsons, British Columbia, can bear the following no longer: “Turned up dead” — how I hate that! I hear it over and over to describe the discovery of a body, especially on Primetime with Stone Philips reporting … Continue reading