Prepositions to Die With

Prepositions to Die With Prepositions to Die With Prepositions to Die With By Maeve Maddox A reader wonders about prepositions used with the verb to die: Just recently when a prominent politician passed away I saw and heard various reports that he had died FROM cancer, WITH cancer, and OF cancer. Do you have a view on which may be better? Preposition use is one of the most rapidly changing aspects of traditional English usage. For example, many speakers now say, â€Å"excited for† instead of â€Å"excited about,† and â€Å"alerted of† instead of â€Å"alerted to.† No doubt the usual prepositions used after the verb â€Å"to die† will suffer similar displacement, but at present, one dies of a specific disease or identified cause, and one dies from something that leads to death. Here are some examples of correct usage from the Web: die of Dozens Of Migrants Die Of Hypothermia On Italian Coast Guard Boats Can you die of a broken heart?   75,000 Nigerians die of cancer yearly 4 children die of poisoning in Guatemala die from Deaths from traffic accidents  have dropped dramatically over the last 10 years. A schoolboy  died from  major internal  injuries  after falling off a bike.   College Basketball Player May  Have Died From  Choking on Chewing Gum According to context, other prepositions may follow the verb to die: in: to die in comfort, in poverty with: to die with your boots on for: to die for a cause, for nothing through: to die through neglect, through abuse by: to die by the sword, by suicide, by a bullet Die may also be used without a prepositional phrase: to die a beggar to die a failure to die a felon to die wealthy to die happy to die a natural death to die many deaths (like cowards) An effective way to internalize traditional English prepositional use is to read widely in traditional English literature while one is young. Want to improve your English in five minutes a day? Get a subscription and start receiving our writing tips and exercises daily! Keep learning! Browse the Expressions category, check our popular posts, or choose a related post below:Grammar Test 1Running Amok or Running Amuck?40 Synonyms for Praise