minus-squarejohnnyc@lemmy.worldtoNo Stupid Questions@lemmy.world•Why is “Now I Am Become Death” phrased so awkwardly in English?linkfedilinkarrow-up13·1 year agoBecause that’s grammatically correct by today’s standards. “Become” would typically be in the context of “have become” instead of “am become” these days. linkfedilink
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arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareWelcome to c/hawks!plus-squarejohnnyc@lemmy.worldM to Chicago Blackhawks@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink
Because that’s grammatically correct by today’s standards. “Become” would typically be in the context of “have become” instead of “am become” these days.