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Reply to "When did "passed" replace "died" -- and WHY?"
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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's a reflection of the impact of social media filters on real world language. "Unalived" is probably the most notorious, and it's reflective of how TikTok and Instagram control how we communicate. [/quote] Again, “passed,” although I agree with OP that “passed away” or “passed on” is better, has been around for like hundreds of years. So has “lost” - one of the characters in “The Importance of Being Earnest” quips after being informed that Jack Worthing has “lost” both his parents - “to lose both looks like carelessness.” This whole convo is reminding me of this classic Roseanne bit: [youtube]https://youtu.be/0XC2vDXRWjY?si=ePyZa1M8wBkY0A6m[/youtube][/quote]
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