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- noun Alternative spelling of
whodunit .
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Examples
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And then you stop yourself short when you realize that treating it as a whodunnit is the easiest question to ask about the film.
Archive 2006-02-01 Miglior acque 2006
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And then you stop yourself short when you realize that treating it as a whodunnit is the easiest question to ask about the film.
Caché, dir. Michael Haneke (2005) Miglior acque 2006
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Greek writers even claimed to know "whodunnit" - most of them pointed fingers at
Forbes.com: News 2011
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Greek writers even claimed to know "whodunnit" - most of them pointed fingers at
Forbes.com: News Bruce Upbin 2011
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What I'm most worried about though, is a return to the "whodunnit" style of storytelling where the revelations of killers ended up being completely irrational and anticlimactic.
Update: Wes Craven Still In Talks to Direct Scream 4 | /Film 2010
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The comparatively high levels of devastation in the Americas compared to European and Old World wars of the period, including the relative inability of the European imperialism to penetrate nearby Africa, would seem to strengthen the hypothesis that virgin soil epidemics were the "whodunnit".
New World Apocalypse, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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My hope is for equal parts "whodunnit" and "can we change the future"!
What Did You Think of the Series Premiere of FlashForward? 2009
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In fact, in the book, the "whodunnit" question is really answered plainly from page 1.
What Did You Think of the Series Premiere of FlashForward? 2009
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To find the "whodunnit" of our current economic crisis, look no further than the corporate boardroom.
Anna Burger: US Chamber of Commerce at the Root of Financial Crisis 2009
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They look great I particularly like how brown everything is in 1974 and the performances are excellent, but the adaptations don't really do the source material justice at all - there are some really questionable decisions made, including significantly changing 'whodunnit', which just didn't work for me at all.
The Buzz: UK Trilogy Red Riding Kills ‘Em at Telluride | /Film 2009
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