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| Last time I checked, to kill means to put an end to, to destroy. The only occasion where kill has positive connotations is in phrases like "This comedian is killing me!" or "This show is a killer!" Or is it?? Is this a new way to use this verb?? |
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| In a similar vein, it was common show business usage (particularly during the Vaudevillian era) to say "you really slayed them!" ("them" being the audience) "Kill" is also used as a positive term in computer lingo as well, such as "killer apps (applications)" meaning a software package that is so cool you want to buy a computer just to run it. |
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| Thanks for the info. |
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| To 'murder' a song on the other hand... |
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:::::thud:::::: A Brit drinking cold beer?! |
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