Toggle navigation
Toggle navigation
Home
DCUM Forums
Nanny Forums
Events
About DCUM
Advertising
Search
Recent Topics
Hottest Topics
FAQs and Guidelines
Privacy Policy
Your current identity is: Anonymous
Login
Preview
Subject:
Forum Index
»
Off-Topic
Reply to "When did "passed" replace "died" -- and WHY?"
Subject:
Emoticons
More smilies
Text Color:
Default
Dark Red
Red
Orange
Brown
Yellow
Green
Olive
Cyan
Blue
Dark Blue
Violet
White
Black
Font:
Very Small
Small
Normal
Big
Giant
Close Marks
[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm 80, and it seems to me like this has come about in the last 30 years or so. I lost my husband recently. I still say "died." It's kind of amusing to see peoples' shocked reaction. Sometimes I choose to modify it to "passed away" if I think the d-word would be perceived as harsh, but you'll never hear me saying just "passed." Remember "The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency"? In that setting, the deceased were "late," as in "My husband is late." Definitely not meaning "He'll be here eventually."[/quote] NP here. I agree that it’s been about 30 years. I grew up out West (CA and HI), dad was from DC area and everyone said “died.” In last 30 years, heard both “passed away” and “passed on.” Lately, I’ve heard “graduated” from evangelistic Christians. [/quote]
Options
Disable HTML in this message
Disable BB Code in this message
Disable smilies in this message
Review message
Search
Recent Topics
Hottest Topics
