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" ?? Seraphin Joined on Sat, Feb 9 2008 Full Member 151

	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.  CJ  CalifJim Joined on Mon, Aug 2 2004 California Veteran Member 22,379 "There are no facts, only interpretations" - Nietzsche

	Mr Wordy  +  552344 Fri, 08 Aug 08 01:30 AM For medical conditions or injuries, "because of" sounds odd, and it's better to use the words "of", "from", "as a result of", etc., as appropriate: He died as a result of the lesion. He died from his injuries. He died of pneumonia. In other cases, "because of" can be OK. For example: He died because of what he knew. Mr Wordy Joined on Tue, May 27 2008 Senior Member 2,359 Native British English speaker