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Suicide is a verb and result by itself. Would the author also say “he died by murder”?
by Horffupolde 1y ago
Suicide is a verb and result by itself. Would the author also say “he died by murder”?
- ellisv 1y agoThey are simplify avoiding using the word "committed" using a well accepted alternative because of the connotation with criminal behavior. But no they would say "died by homicide" not "died by murder".
- cjs_ac 1y agoThis trend for commenting on news articles with nothing to say but a complaint about the wording of the headline is tedious. The right to free speech does not impose a responsibility to say something about everything you see.
- thoroughburro 1y agoYour argument is that the wording of headlines is so meaningless as to always be beneath comment? Seems silly.
- bendigedig 1y agoI think you're missing the point by a mile. The point isn't some tedious debate over grammar; it's about the choice of language that perpetuates the idea that suicide is a tragedy that happens passively 'to people' in some kind of tragic, medicalised, incomprehensible way which is severed from any socio-political context. In this case, these people were driven to suicide. I would argue that those responsible for the Horizon scandal are guilty of at minimum manslaughter of these poor people.
- cjs_ac 1y agoIt's a headline. It's not supposed to convey any nuance, it's just there to encourage you to read the article. I agree that the wording isn't ideal, and I agree that the headline fails to capture the nuance of the circumstances that lead to suicide, but I disagree that subeditors who write headlines need to encapsulate that nuance. That's what the article is for.
- CoastalCoder 1y agoLanguage evolves, like it or not. In 2025 English, suicide is most commonly a noun.
- whycome 1y agoThere’s probably a near future where “unalived” becomes an unironic and accepted descriptor.
- bigstrat2003 1y agoSuicide has never been a verb in English in my 40 years on this earth. The OP claiming it is a verb is... really odd.
- giingyui 1y ago[dead]
- foldr 1y ago> Suicide is a verb No it isn’t. You can’t say “He suicided.”
- arrowsmith 1y ago> Suicide is a verb Not in English. Although it's a verb in many languages, which is why "he suicided" is a common ESL mistake.