Mahatma Gandhi assassinated

You may have noticed that I've used to talk about his death. Remember that in English, we only use "assassinate" (and its nouns assassination -- the event-- and assassin -- the person) when we are talking about prominant figures: politicians, stars, business leaders.
For a homicide (a technical police and legal term) involving your ordinary man on the street, however, we would use "kill" or "murder".
For a homicide (a technical police and legal term) involving your ordinary man on the street, however, we would use "kill" or "murder".
Labels: common mistakes, history, reading, vocabulary
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