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Yoong Liat

#275623 Tue, 03 Oct 06 12:00 PM

Hi guys

Should I say "He died of suffocation" or "He died from suffocation." ?

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Marius Hancu

#275638 Tue, 03 Oct 06 01:03 PM

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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:

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Marius Hancu

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Schetin

#275640 Tue, 03 Oct 06 01:08 PM

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

Schetin

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Regards

Yoong Liat

#275713 Tue, 03 Oct 06 04:45 PM

Hello Slava and Marius

Many thanks

Yoong Liat