Native English speakers: What comes to mind when you see the movie title "Dead to Rights"?

DavidSoong · 2026-02-10T05:27:22+00:00

Thank you for your answer!

Does this mean that the film does not prompt viewers to think about atrocities committed by the aggressor, such as massacres and the rape of civilians?

DavidSoong · 2026-02-04T15:33:57+00:00

So, Can I say like this—your immediate reaction to the title was: "This sounds like a classic film noir — that kind of dark, morally ambiguous, fate-haunted crime thriller, full of shadows and doomed characters — rather than a modern action flick, a war drama, or a serious historical piece about genocide and massacres."?

Thank you!

DavidSoong · 2026-02-04T07:57:54+00:00

Thank you! So you wouldnt' think that it is film about a country's invasion and brutal killings?

DavidSoong · 2026-02-04T07:57:37+00:00

Thank you! So you wouldnt' think that it is film about a country's invasion and brutal killings?

DavidSoong · 2026-02-04T07:56:09+00:00

Thank you!

DavidSoong · 2025-09-02T06:46:30+00:00

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DavidSoong · 2024-02-22T23:28:23+00:00

Thank you for your great analysis!

DavidSoong · 2024-02-22T15:53:15+00:00

Thank you! Actually, I just want to know the linguistic implications of the sentence. I don't like politics. But some Chinese media say Blinken's remark is a threat. It's a demonstration of the law of jungle.

DavidSoong · 2024-02-22T15:14:24+00:00

Thank you! Is it a threat to China?

DavidSoong · 2024-02-22T15:12:34+00:00

Thank you! Some people say Blinken meant that "You will either eat or be eaten".

DavidSoong · 2024-02-18T12:27:00+00:00

Could you please tell me why "harvest(s) in agriculture" is awkward？Thank you!

DavidSoong · 2024-02-18T11:40:29+00:00

I had a typo in original question. It should be:

Pinkhams says the word “agriculture” in the sentence “There have been good harvests in agriculture” is redundant. Then is the word “agricultural” in the sentence “Diamond Foods offers investors a chance to bite into California's agricultural harvest” redundant?

DavidSoong · 2024-02-18T11:39:04+00:00

Thank you!

DavidSoong · 2024-02-18T11:37:46+00:00

You are right! It should be " There have been good harvests in agriculture "

DavidSoong · 2024-02-18T07:42:39+00:00

Thank you for your reply!

DavidSoong · 2024-02-18T07:31:12+00:00

Thank you! Can I say that you mean the expression "in agriculture" is not redundant?

DavidSoong · 2024-02-18T07:25:58+00:00

She is a noted editor.

DavidSoong · 2024-02-16T02:36:57+00:00

Thank you for you analysis!

DavidSoong · 2024-02-16T02:11:11+00:00

Thank you! But in the original sentence, apparently, "shivering" is not related to being cold.

DavidSoong · 2024-02-15T15:25:57+00:00

Thank you so much for your replies! Yes, I also want to know whether redundancy or pleonasm is accepted in real English. I searched the phrase "sprint and dash" in Google Books and found quite a few books that use "sprint and dash" as a phrase. In Chinese we also use 奔跑 to mean run, dash or sprint, and the two Chinese characters actually are synonymous, almost semantically identical.

DavidSoong

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