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Are "they" people? If so, H/A/M? H/A/F? H/A/mixed? Two people? Three to ten? More than ten?
Same questions for "we", please.

Different languages relevant? False friends? Machine translation?

Are "they" people? If so, H/A/M? H/A/F? H/A/mixed?No to all. Two people? Three to ten? More than ten? This.
Same questions for "we", please.
Are "we" people? If so, H/A/M? Yes to both. H/A/F? H/A/mixed? Two people? This. Three to ten? More than ten?

Different languages relevant? Yes. False friends? Machine translation? No to both.

Did you mean to tell them something else? To do something else? Relevant who they are? NOT people? Animals? Aliens? Fictional? Humans? Children? Things? Plants? Imaginary? Are 'we' a subset of 'them'? Vice versa?

Are "they" alive? real? fictional? tangible? abstract? were they ever alive? did they ever exist? only in "our" imagination?
Do we actually want them to die? will they eventually die?
Are we mistaken about them? about that they're the cause of something? about that they're alive? about their existence at all?

Did you mean to tell them something else? Yes. To do something else? Yesish. Relevant who they are? Yes, but... NOT people? Correct. Animals? Aliens? Fictional? Humans? Children? Things? This, no to the rest. Plants? Imaginary? Are 'we' a subset of 'them'? Vice versa? No to both.

Are "they" alive? No. real? Yes. fictional? No. tangible? Yes. abstract? No. were they ever alive? No. did they ever exist? Yes. only in "our" imagination? No.
Do we actually want them to die? No. will they eventually die? Yes or maybe, DOYD.
Are we mistaken about them?The following answers assume that by "we" you mean the puzzle statement "we", 2x HAM: No. about that they're the cause of something? No. about that they're alive? No. about their existence at all? No.

Do "we" literally tell them to die? using a word that normally means "to die"?
or more indirectly, like to do something, which in consequence, means to die?
metaphorically, like "come to an end"?
by means of a logical fallacy or contradiction, like "flourish like a fern flower"?
Any song, poem or children rhyme relevant?
Is the expression that implies "us" telling them to die in English? would it translate to English as "to die"? maybe just in a literal sense, where it in the original language may have more meanings?

So, we are 2 human adult males... 2 specific ones? Are there only two of us exist? Are they books? Ideas, dreams, truths, lies, beliefs, communications?
WAG: were we learning/teaching another language, but got the verb wrong, and told them to die whereas we should have told them to go? Turn the light out?
"I just croaked," said the frog.

Do "we" literally tell them to die? Yesish. using a word that normally means "to die"? Yes, "die".
or more indirectly, like to do something, which in consequence, means to die? No.
metaphorically, like "come to an end"? No.
by means of a logical fallacy or contradiction, like "flourish like a fern flower"? No.
Any song, poem or children rhyme relevant? No.
Is the expression that implies "us" telling them to die in English? No. would it translate to English as "to die"?Yesish: "die". maybe just in a literal sense, where it in the original language may have more meanings? No.


So, we are 2 human adult males... 2 specific ones? Yes, but irr. Are there only two of us exist? Others have probably made the same error. Are they books? Ideas, dreams, truths, lies, beliefs, communications? No to all.
WAG: were we learning/teaching another language, but got the verb wrong, and told them to die whereas we should have told them to go? No. Turn the light out? No.
"I just croaked," said the frog. Irr.

WAG: radioactive decay?

WAG: radioactive decay? No.

Dice relevant? Fiction? Play?

Dice relevant? Fiction? Play? No to all.

Are "they" manmade? technology? natural?
Do we interact with them by talking to them? by writing? by using some input technology?
Do they react in some way to our request? in the way we intend?

Language: human? animal? code? Klingon, sign language e.g. blind, deaf? If human, can we have a list of languages please?

Are "they" manmade? technology? Yes to both. natural? No.
Do we interact with them by talking to them? No. by writing? by using some input technology? Yes to both.
Do they react in some way to our request? Yes. in the way we intend? No.

Language: human? animal? code? DOYD of "code"; OTRT. Klingon, sign language e.g. blind, deaf? If human, can we have a list of languages please? No to the rest.

DOYD "code" - musical notation? morse? musical instruments or software? Is a keyboard involved (computer, piano, other)?

DOYD "code" - musical notation? morse? musical instruments or software? No to all. Is a keyboard involved (computer Yes., piano, other)?

Code as in programming code? instruction code?
Is there a keyword "die" in a programming or instruction language? or some other word with the meaning "die"?
As the puzzle statement says we mistakenly use the word: are we mistaken about its meaning? usage? effect? origin?

...or is "die" (or a synonym thereof) a common mistyping of a command?

Code as in programming code? instruction code? a command.
Is there a keyword "die" in a programming or instruction language? or some other word with the meaning "die"? No to both.
As the puzzle statement says we mistakenly use the word: are we mistaken about its meaning? usage? effect? origin? No to all.

...or is "die" (or a synonym thereof) a common mistyping of a command? Not common, but explore.

Are you ordering a virus or other element of a program to die? Are you programming at all?

Are you ordering a virus or other element of a program to die? Are you programming at all? No to both.

Is "die" a mistyping of a command? caused by keys adjacent to each other? is the correct command "dir"?

Is "die" a mistyping of a command? Yes. caused by keys adjacent to each other? No, but OTRT. is the correct command "dir"? No.

Is it a shift-left or shift-right error? i.e. you always hit the key right to the necessary one, or left to the necessary one? so "die" could be the result of attempting to type "for"?
Is the keyboard broken? Is it an on-screen keyboard? which is moving or self-adjusting permanently?
Is it softkeys on a smartphone? T9 keys?

Is it a shift-left or shift-right error? i.e. you always hit the key right to the necessary one, or left to the necessary one? No. so "die" could be the result of attempting to type "for"? No, FA.
Is the keyboard broken? No. Is it an on-screen keyboard? No, and this wouldn't happen with one. which is moving or self-adjusting permanently? So no.
Is it softkeys on a smartphone? T9 keys? No to both.

Are hotkeys relevant?

Is the correct instruction an actual instruction? A modification of the program? A request to go elsewhere, such as a menu?

Are hotkeys relevant? No.

Is the correct instruction an actual instruction? Yes. A modification of the program? No. A request to go elsewhere, In a way. such as a menu? No.

Is it an instruction in a programming language? or development environment? a system command? is it usually typed on a keyboard? copy-pasted from somewhere? read in from a file? is it a special/non-standard keyboard that you're using? different keyboard layouts relevant?

Is it an instruction in a programming language? or development environment? a system command? is it usually typed on a keyboard? copy-pasted from somewhere? read in from a file? is it a special/non-standard keyboard that you're using? different keyboard layouts relevant? This. Close enough for the

***SPOILER***

When reinstalling computers at work, two different scenarios require me to run things from a USB stick. In the most common scenario, the Swedish keyboard layout has not been loaded, but in the other one it has, and typing what would've been d: becomes dÖ, which is diE in Swedish.

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