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minus-squarePenguinJuicelinkfedilink-3•1 year agoI am become death? Is that really what he said? How is that not grammatically incorrect?
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink13•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-square@[email protected]linkfedilink1•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!
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