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Old 17-Nov-2003, 11:19
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Sean Penn plays an ex-convict who swears to avenge his daughter's killer.

I thought he'd avenge her death.
It's OK in my books. Alternative usage:

On behalf of his daughter, he's going to inflict retribution on his daughter's killer.

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Psst. Everything you read in the newspaper is true, you know. :D
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Not in British newspapers. I'd onlt trust the essentials here- football scores, mostly.
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He could avenge his daughter's killing perhaps, but certainly not her killer.

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  • He swears revenge on his daughter's kller.

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