Died or Passed away?

Aunt etc passed away

The cat died

But Jaysus, he died for our sins, awesome guy

died

didn’t know that

He's not pining! He's passed on! This parrot is no more! He has ceased
to be! 'E's expired and gone to meet 'is maker! He's a stiff! Bereft of life, 'e rests in
peace! If you hadn't nailed him to the perch 'e'd be pushing up the daisies! 'Is
metabolic processes are now history! He's off the twig! He's kicked the bucket, He's
shuffled off his mortal coil, run down the curtain and joined the bleedin' choir
invisible!! THIS IS AN EX-PARROT!!

Monty Python summed it up best. I use both died and passed away equally, died in a more casual setting and passed away in a more formal setting. My American in-laws use passed and the wife hates it when I say Dead House and not Funeral home!

Both are better than expired.

Died.

Passed where? That's what I always think of when someone says "passed". Its a real soft option, because we are afraid to actually name it, name death, name the finality of it.

My daughter died when she was just 5 years old. She died. I learnt to speak the word then, no pussyfooting around, no pandering to other people who were afraid to say it. It was appalling, the worst thing to ever happen in my life, but it happens to so many of us. It is death.

I remember at the time people sayng "she is with the angels" and I used to feel like screaming at them……..she should be with me! It was no consolation to be told she was in a better place, with God, with the angels! People say such stupid things at these times. It is far better to just say "I am so sorry for your loss" and move on.

Kicked the bucket.

I've heard a few people say Unalived..

Feel like throwing a shoe at them.

Personally if someone has died naturally of old age, I like the phrase "passed away".

And if someone has passed away due to illness, accident or some other sudden situation, I prefer to say they "died".

😉

I hate that “with the angels “ rubbish too. I use rip.ie a lot for work and you wouldn’t believe the number of condolences posted for a stranger’s child, most using “ with the angels” or very often “with the angles”. Horrific.