Apologies for the morbidity.
This has been bugging me (because clearly I don't have anything better to concern myself with)
I was watching a true crime documentary and the phrase 'after they were dead' was said repeatedly. Is it me, or does this not make sense?
Dead is an adjective but died is a verb so surely the correct terminology would be 'after they died' ie it happened after the event of dying?
Nothing can happen after you are dead because there is no after. Death is infinite, you don't stop being dead.
Many things can happen whilst you are dead or after you have died however.
Am I overthinking this?
Please or to access all these features
Please
or
to access all these features
Pedants' corner
After they were dead
16 replies
angelalansburysteapot · 25/01/2022 08:17
OP posts:
Please create an account
To comment on this thread you need to create a Mumsnet account.