One of my pet peeves is the use of euphemisms for death and dying.
Passing / passed etc - just say it as it is. It is dying, death, or dead.
I don't know why this use of weasel-words has become so prevalent but it seems to say something about a society that can't face its own humanity and that our individual time on earth is limited.
#death #words
Mike /
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