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24 Dec 2017
Korean
Question about English (US)
Is the expression 'pass away' usually used for recent deaths?
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People usually avoid saying death word so they say something similar like pass away or at the better place
English (US)
It is used for any deaths that have occurred. It feels a bit more personal. It would sound correct if you said that one of your or someone else’s family members passed away.
But if you were talking about a disaster in history, you usually don’t use that term. It sounds unnatural/immature to say something like “5000 people passed away in the mine tragedy”, you should say something like “5000 deaths occurred in the mine tragedy” instead.
But if you were talking about a disaster in history, you usually don’t use that term. It sounds unnatural/immature to say something like “5000 people passed away in the mine tragedy”, you should say something like “5000 deaths occurred in the mine tragedy” instead.
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