Died from, died of, died with...
Hello!
This might be topical given the situation caused by Covid-19, especially with learners.
Having read different articles in the papers, I noticed that either even native-speaking journalists struggle with the use of prepositions or they, indeed, can be used interchangeably.
What would be the correct usage in your opinion?
Thank you!
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Answers · 7
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There are two possible options:
He died of Covid-19 Correct
He died from Covid-19 Correct
We don't say 'died with' when we are specifying the cause of death.
Native-speaker journalists do not, as you suggest, 'struggle with the use of prepositions'. If you come across either of the two options above, you can rest assured that they are correct. 'Died with' is wrong. If you come across 'died with' and the writer was a native speaker, this is an unintentional mistake: a typo or an editing slip.
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Hi Robert :)
we can say
died of Covid-19
or
died from Covid-19
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