Peaceblinkfriend  +  399540 Thu, 02 Aug 07 01:01 PM Not only that, but most of the krill surrounding the bergs die natural deaths and float to the bottom of the sea-taking witht ehm the globewarming carbon dioxide pulled from the atmosphere by the phytoplankton they fed on. I got this from the TIME magazine and I found the phrase ' die natural deaths'  to be quite weird. I mean I have neven seen this kind of structure before. Could you explain it to me, please? Thank you. Best wishes, PBF Peaceblinkfriend Joined on Wed, May 9 2007 Senior Member 2,130 Success - it is not the position where you are standing, but which direction you are going.

	Linguaphile  +  399541 Thu, 02 Aug 07 01:06 PM die a natural/violent/agonizing death Did she die a natural death (=did she die naturally, or did someone kill her?)? This is from Longman Online. Hope this helps. Linguaphile Joined on Tue, Jul 17 2007 Turkey Full Member 140

	nona the brit  +  399604 Thu, 02 Aug 07 04:09 PM died of old age. nona the brit Joined on Wed, Sep 22 2004 England Veteran Member 11,713 The name says it all.

	Clive  +  399626 Thu, 02 Aug 07 04:46 PM Hi, die natural deaths Her's another small comment. The repetition in this structure is often used to add a bit of emphasis or style or rhetoric, eg die a . . .  death dream a . . .   dream smile a . . .  smile Best wishes, Clive Clive Joined on Thu, Oct 28 2004 Canada Veteran Member 29,608 El tango argentino es un pensamiento triste que se puede bailar (The tango argentino is a sad thought which can be danced) Enrique Santos Discépolo