aCleverGroupofAnts t1_j8dbak1 wrote on February 13, 2023 at 1:47 PM

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Sorry for being a bit pedantic, but "electrocuted" means "killed by electricity". It's a combo of "electric" and "execute".

jebailey t1_j8ddi07 wrote on February 13, 2023 at 2:05 PM

I apologize for doubling down on being pedantic. Although your etymology is correct, electrocute is to kill or injure by electricity. Therefore their usage was correct.

Ok-Camp-7285 t1_j8dczpt wrote on February 13, 2023 at 2:01 PM

What would be the correct verb to use in this case?

Aonswitch t1_j8dd8g7 wrote on February 13, 2023 at 2:03 PM

Shocked is the correct verb

aCleverGroupofAnts t1_j8ddci4 wrote on February 13, 2023 at 2:03 PM

Technically "electrified", but that doesn't sound quite right to me, so I say "electric shocked"

more_walls t1_j8dfm95 wrote on February 13, 2023 at 2:21 PM

Electrocute is just a fun word.

For killed by electric shock, you can specify "heart attack" or "lightly cooked/extra rare."

Aonswitch t1_j8ddc7t wrote on February 13, 2023 at 2:03 PM

So dumb that people mess this up every day all the damn time