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Latest post Sat, Feb 11 2006 9:32 PM by Anonymous. 2 replies.
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Anonymous  +  195587 Sat, 11 Feb 06 07:09 PM

He died ---- cancer.

 

A) from                           B) of                   C) through               D) despite                E) by

 

Is there any difference between "die of" and "die from"?

Clive  +  195626 Sat, 11 Feb 06 09:03 PM

Hi,

A and B are both possible. I like B best. 

Is there any difference between "die of" and "die from"? Not much. Google finds:

"die of"     4.7 million hits

"die from" 4.1 million hits

Best wishes, Clive

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thanks.
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