That sounds ominous.
By Kaz
@KarenAnne (257)
United Kingdom
February 16, 2024 4:41am CST
Just read a life story of someone and, for some reason, the ending sounded really ominous. I'll change the details but the ending was thus:-
"John Smith died at his home in Midsomer, Greenshire, on December 8, 2021, at the age of 83. He was surrounded by his wife Debra and three children."
The "surrounded by" makes it sound more like they attacked him and killed him.
It might be just me but does that sound menacing to anyone else?
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@TraveOnWorld (854)
• Georgia
16 Feb
I had to do a double take, my first understanding was quite ghoulish, like some vultures waiting for an expected feast. Hopefully we were meant to infer something else
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@LindaOHio (181745)
• United States
17 Feb
No. I've heard this often. He was fortunate to have his family around him. Have a good weekend.
@lazydaizee (6735)
• United Kingdom
16 Feb
It does sound like a strange word to use in the circumstances.
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