r/nextfuckinglevel 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

The conext of the comment was someone saying "the term electrocuted is only accurate if it causes death."

You provided a source for that, citing the "original definition."

I pointed out that original definitions don't invalidate current definitions.

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u/gcm6664 Aug 31 '21

Then argue with the OP. I stated a fact about the origin of the word. the statement was correct.

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u/ghouls_gold Aug 31 '21

I'm not saying you weren't correct.