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To: bryan999

“Wynn Bruce dies after lighting himself on fire outside Supreme Court”

I remember when these papers used to describe lighting one’s self on fire as self immolation.

Immolation a transitive verb. 1 : to kill or destroy especially by fire. 2 : to offer in sacrifice especially : to kill as a sacrificial victim.

Be interesting if any news reports on this story uses “immolation” as the transitive verb.


51 posted on 04/24/2022 6:15:19 AM PDT by Clutch Martin (The trouble ain't that there is too many fools, bust that the lightning ain't distributed right.)
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To: Clutch Martin

I doubt there is anyone in the news media today with a vocabulary that would contain, “immolation”. They just ain’t that bright any more.


83 posted on 04/24/2022 6:46:10 AM PDT by Flint
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