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minus-squarePenguinJuice@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoI am become death? Is that really what he said? How is that not grammatically incorrect?
minus-squareImplyingImplications@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoIt’s present-perfect tense, an archaic tense found mostly in poetry and old texts. Oppenheimer was quoting old poetry when he spoke it, so that’s why he kept the same tense. grammarphobia.com/i-am-become-death
minus-squarePenguinJuice@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoThank you for the enlightening response!
minus-squareImplyingImplications@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoNo problem! Sorry you got downvotes for a question lol!
I am become death? Is that really what he said? How is that not grammatically incorrect?
It’s present-perfect tense, an archaic tense found mostly in poetry and old texts. Oppenheimer was quoting old poetry when he spoke it, so that’s why he kept the same tense.
grammarphobia.com/i-am-become-death
Thank you for the enlightening response!
No problem! Sorry you got downvotes for a question lol!