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> I don't know the polite way of saying die in English, in Japanese, we have a special polite word for the emperor's death In Osaka I saw the expression, "empe
by 77pt77 10y ago
> I don't know the polite way of saying die in English, in Japanese, we have a special polite word for the emperor's death
In Osaka I saw the expression, "emperor Hirohito succumbed". I found the euphemism quite entertaining at the time.
- SerLava 10y agoThat's extremely interesting. But to the author of the parent comment, it would probably be best to say 'pass away'