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Yoong Liat Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
general English grammar
Hi guys
Should I say "He died of suffocation" or "He died from suffocation." ?
Should I say "He died of suffocation" or "He died from suffocation." ?
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----- Garner, Modern American Usage Die of (=to die as a result of a disease or ailment) is the standard idiom. Yet die with AIDS (not recommended with other illnesses) is common: one doesn't die of it. AIDS weakens the immune system so much that you die of something else.
- ----- Garner, Modern American Usage Die of (=to die as a result of a disease or ailment) is the standard idiom.
- Yet die with AIDS (not recommended with other illnesses) is common: one doesn't die of it.
- AIDS weakens the immune system so much that you die of something else.
- ---- Both of/from are correct based on: To Die OF or to Die FROM?
- query=%22died+from+suffocation%22&srchst=nyt
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Garner, Modern American Usage
Die of (=to die as a result of a disease or ailment) is the standard idiom.
Yet die with AIDS (not recommended with other illnesses) is common: one doesn't die of it. AIDS weakens the immune system so much that you die of something else.
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Both of/from are correct based on:
Garner, Modern American Usage
Die of (=to die as a result of a disease or ailment) is the standard idiom.
Yet die with AIDS (not recommended with other illnesses) is common: one doesn't die of it. AIDS weakens the immune system so much that you die of something else.
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Both of/from are correct based on:
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Hi Yoong Liat,
I think both are correct. Google says that 'die of ' is more frequently used. I'm taught to say 'die of', but 'die from' is definitely not a mistake. Whether one is BE and the other AE I can't say.
Regards,
Slava
I think both are correct. Google says that 'die of ' is more frequently used. I'm taught to say 'die of', but 'die from' is definitely not a mistake. Whether one is BE and the other AE I can't say.
Regards,
Slava
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