Like my relative expired on "--date"
2007-02-18 22:07:05 · 29 answers · asked by tough_guy 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Like why would you want to use expire, why can't you just use passed away.. it would sound better anyway and more polite. e.g my relative expired today or my relative passed away today. see it sounds better or even my relative died today sounds better but you wouldn't really say that.
2007-02-18 22:16:13 · answer #1 · answered by E-B 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Seems a bit clinical and cold. I mean, you can say it as a doctor or attending nurse and I think it sounds fine, maybe as the CSI rep on the crime sccene.. But for family?
"Uncle Bill expired last night" sounds like he's a carton of milk that has gone bad from sitting in the fridge too long.
2007-02-19 20:08:30 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I dont think it is ok to use the word expired. hello, that's the word we use for library cards. iSNT A human life much more impotant?
we should respect a person who has died and not use cheap synonyms like expired.
2007-02-19 12:02:19 · answer #3 · answered by ayushi 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, of course
for example: The old lady expired within the hour.
2007-02-24 06:29:07 · answer #4 · answered by Afsaneh D 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Technically, yes.
The equivalent word in Italian - spirare - is in fact used for the last breath - respiro - so the "expired password" is a password that has breathed the last breath... so to speak.
However, I never really heard this term used in English for death. Rather, I would use "passed away", "died". To die is not a bad word... we are just sometimes shy to use it.
2007-02-19 06:17:14 · answer #5 · answered by OneLilithHidesAnother 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It is better to use the word 'Passed away' rather than 'expire'.
2007-02-24 22:35:06 · answer #6 · answered by panneerselvam s 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
you can use any word you want, unless in the presence of the Wiow, then its DEAR DEPARTED ONLY, unlees that person herself uses another word. KICK THE BUCKET, keeled over, gave up the ghost, there is so many terms for it ,i could sit here for hours! trying to say them all!!
2007-02-19 06:14:35 · answer #7 · answered by ? 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You could say that and it would make sence, however people might think you were being insensitive, because it sounds like you were talking about food.
2007-02-19 06:22:27 · answer #8 · answered by whoswhomwho 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
hhhmmmm....i think i am agree wid..sxC sazza...i guesss.,..u must use the word...died or passed away instead of using ExPiReD!!!!....it seems a lil bit dishonor....so0o0o0..use the word..passed away or died...hopess u understand..gud luck sir!!! :)
2007-02-19 06:23:06 · answer #9 · answered by student of honorZ 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The word sounds less harsh.
2007-02-24 11:35:30 · answer #10 · answered by nima man 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋