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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am from New York (Catholic) and always said died. My Jewish friends did sometimes us “passed away”.  Of If I am referring to someone in my life, I always say “my MIL died”. However, if it is someone in your life and I haven’t heard you use any term, I say “I’m sorry your father passed away” because I don’t want to upset you further if “passed away” is your custom. I also say “passed away” if I’m in a large group (unless it’s my family, and the who knows what we’ll say and “kicked the bucket” is not out of the realm of possibility). I have heard “gone home” more and more frequently in Christian religious circles.

I’m at the point where “passed away” no longer grates on me, but the other ones do. However, the only thing I say is “I’m sorry”. [/quote]

I have heard homegoing too.

Language has history and it evolves and changes. The people who insist on one word are silly.

Like PP, if I am describing a situation close to me, I use died. But if I am offering condolences before I hear a person use the term, I write a version of the word “pass.”  “I am so sorry to hear that your sister passed away earlier this week.”[/quote]

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