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Seraphin

#552285 Thu, 07 Aug 08 09:37 PM

there are probably NO rules to this -

and from a post back in 2005, there were some discussions on the usage of "die because of"

it was stated that the usage of "die because of" in general is wrong.

For example, "he died because of cancer" is wrong

But what about ?? "he died because of the lesion" ??

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CalifJim

#552343 Fri, 08 Aug 08 01:26 AM

Seraphin
But what about ?? "he died because of the lesion" ??

I find it better than "died of the lesion", because a lesion is not a disease. Typically die of is followed by the name of a disease. (died of cancer, died of liver disease, ...) But you can also die of a wound or wounds, or an infection, or starvation. And you can also refer metaphorically to emotional states as if they were diseases. (died of heartbreak, died of loneliness, died of embarrassment, etc.)

You are right that there are no rules. It's a matter of what combinations of words are normally said by native speakers.