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TinaMr Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary

Dying from or of

I know that it's "dying of a disease". Is "dying from a disease" equally correct?
Ex.: He died from cancer.
Thank you!
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Here is what seems natural to me: We suffer from a disease and die of it.

— Philip

  • Here is what seems natural to me: We suffer from a disease and die of it.
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Here is what seems natural to me: We suffer from a disease and die of it.
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Thank you, Philip! So, "dying from" is incorrect.
Thanks again!
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No. With any form of the verb die, I would use of.
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