the missing word bothers me, too. It also got killed in an intersection on its way to work, to show up in this meme.

  • Zagorath@aussie.zone
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    16 days ago

    I think a colon would be the most apt punctuation here.

    The tracks are now unruly and wild, the people tied to them: killed in crosswalks

    But to be honest I was fine with no punctuation. The bit that most bothers me is the choice of preposition. You don’t go in a crosswalk. You go on it. Or maybe you’re at the crosswalk when you’re killed. But certainly not in.

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      15 days ago

      In (the area of) a crosswalk would make sense?

      That said, not English native speaker.