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Iamthewalrus3333 t1_j1rulzk wrote

There were so many clearer ways to word this.

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Independent-Drive-18 t1_j1ryvy8 wrote

It has been falsey documented that Tennessee Williams choked to death on a bottle cap. We have since been informed that his death was caused by a barbiturate overdose.

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100_percenter t1_j1s5avq wrote

TIL Tennessee Williams died from overdose, not from choking.

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FinancialYou4519 t1_j1tata9 wrote

TIL that he died first of a bottle cap then in August he died of overdose of months later toxic level (1983) colorized in black and white

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BaconReceptacle t1_j1unovr wrote

I came here just to see if anyone else was having to read the title three times like I did. I have a coworker that writes like this. He's intelligent, well-spoken, and knowledgeable but he writes in such a convoluted way that I have to edit everything he sends to customers.

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[deleted] OP t1_j1ruqq5 wrote

Do one.

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Iamthewalrus3333 t1_j1rv6oy wrote

“Tennesse Williams’s death was initially misreported as … “

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drak0bsidian t1_j1rxs3w wrote

Your title says it's a common misconception (a subjective statement) that his death report was corrected to say he died of a barbituary. (Which is not a word. You wanted to say barbiturate.)

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Iamthewalrus3333 t1_j1rvnyw wrote

“It was initially reported that Tennessee Williams had died …”

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Iamthewalrus3333 t1_j1rw6kt wrote

“Tennessee Williams died of x on x. However, an error in in the initial coroner’s report led to the persistent myth that xxx.”

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