Lexical choices

0 Hi soveida, 02br
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00Here are a couple that jump to mind: 02br
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00kick the bucket -- less polite 02br
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00pass away -- more polite 02br
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0 Hi 02br
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00thanks for the reply, 02br
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00I have found quite a few more examples the problem i have is im not a native speaker and would like to know what situations and contexts they might be used in 02br
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00Soveida. J. 0-

0 Why don't you post the phrases you have found, and we can help identify the appropriate contexts for you. 02br
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00Here are some: 02br
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00expired -- medical, impersonal 02br
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00kicked the bucket, bought the farm - slang, disrespectful 02br
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00passed away, passed on - more euphemistic than "died,"

0 Nearly forgotten this one: bite the dust, as in "fall dead". Rather impolite way of putting it. 0-

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00Why don't you post the phrases you have found 12blockquote

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00After posting that, I remembered someone I once knew whose English, though not his native language, was excellent. Despite my assertions to the contrary, he always thought "why don't you. . ." constructions sounded challenging and antagonistic. I hope E

0 Why don't you..... 02br
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00It depends on what follows! Can be a polite way to make a suggestion (as on here) or quite an aggressive thing "Why don't you just *** off!" It is hard to confuse the two. 0-

0I am quite fond of the second one really, because it is, as you say nona, very easily understood. 05002br
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00There are so many euphemisms for death; I take the simple approach and say "he died", but many people find that difficult. 02br
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00I think the most common one in BrE is "passed away", but some people also say "passed over" or even "gone

0 Do you guys in England also use "peg out"? it is familiar, isn't it? 0-

0 In Iraq these days, the term "wiped out" to mean "killed/murdered" or "dead" is common, both with the "occupying forces" and with the so-called "insurgents"!! 0-

0 I haven't heard "peg out" for a long time. But it's very casual; you wouldn't use it in front of someone in mourning. 02br
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00The Monty Python 'dead parrot' sketch contains several phrases: 02br
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00he has passed on 02br
00he is no more 02br
00he has ceased to be 02br
00he has expired 02br
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