Died/passed… any preference?

I notice more and more in U.K. that it is common to say that someone has passed. I prefer to say that someone has died but I would not seek to comment on the language of death. Just an observation! I think it crept in from US but could also be a sign of the times and perhaps people are increasingly uncomfortable with the notion of death? I hope it doesn’t happen anytime soon but I will die, not pass.

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dancingtongue · 80-89, M

I can't believe it has been nearly 14 months since my late partner made her transition. She was a licensed spiritual practitioner and chaplain. In the ministry she belonged to that was the terminology they used: "transitioning". At first I thought it was a cumbersome affectation, but the more I thought about it, it achieved the purpose the were striving for. Whether those they were trying to comfort and assist believed in the hereafter, reincarnation, were agnostic and weren't sure, or atheist and assumed there was nothing more, their dearly departed was making their transition to whatever was next. It didn't presume to force any belief system on anyone, and wasn't so blunt as referring to them as being dead which is an invitation to some to give voice to their belief systems -- "oh, they are not dead, they" whatever.