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karohemd"Mr de Menezes was killed instantly. He could hardly have had an opportunity to appreciate was happening."
ETA: Yes, I know that "to appreciate" has several meanings but the one intended here is not one I immediately think of.
ETA: Yes, I know that "to appreciate" has several meanings but the one intended here is not one I immediately think of.
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Date: 22/9/08 06:17 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 22/9/08 06:25 pm (UTC)Wow.
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Date: 22/9/08 06:35 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 22/9/08 06:48 pm (UTC)In a legal environment...
Date: 22/9/08 07:01 pm (UTC)Think of it this way; a judge asks defendants if they appreciate what they stand accused of having done; juries are asked to appreciate what the law states in deliberation of potential verdicts; thus, a police inquiry will likely use appreciate in such a fashion.
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Date: 23/9/08 01:59 am (UTC)I'm sure Terry Pratchet and Neil Gainman or perhaps Douglas Adams, were he still missing deadlines, could write an exquisite line about how the tissue in his skull appreciated the first dumm-dumm rounds, but after 4 or 5, the whole thing was becoming a little boring.
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Date: 23/9/08 06:20 am (UTC)Perfectly normal use of the wort 'appreciate' in the given situation.
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Date: 23/9/08 08:09 am (UTC)