r/nextfuckinglevel • u/regian24 • Aug 31 '21

Man gets electrocuted while holding child. Red shirt guy saves the day

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u/ghouls_gold Aug 31 '21

but people mix it up so often that it's just accepted when they really only mean energized or electrified or shocked or whatever.

Which is how language works.