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sarcasticsunrise ,

Oh hell. So I’m a little bit tipsy, but I just saw the words “Roxanne Dawson (B’Elanna) passed” and got damn scared for a second

SeeJayEmm ,
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I’m sober and did the same.

Nmyownworld ,
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Woke up, no coffee yet, and saw "Roxann Dawson (B’Elanna) passed … " Startled the heck out of me.

GeekFTW ,
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Baked af and I freaked the mother fuck out (while remaining partially calm).

nokturne213 ,
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I am not tipsy and the title got me too. I was running a magic event in my game shop and let out an audible gasp causing several players to ask what was wrong.

theinspectorst ,
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I had the same panic. That's not even the title of the article ('Voyager's Roxann Dawson Had A Chance To Direct Star Trek But Dropped It For Another Show') so, unless the website changed it, you have to wonder what OP was doing writing it that way.

StillPaisleyCat OP , (edited )
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OP isn’t American. It’s not a universal euphemism.

Even having lived in the US at one point it’s not an automatic connection.

Canadians (at least in my experience) use the expression ‘passed away’ if at all to avoid saying ‘died.’

But also being Canadian, I’ve given my regrets elsewhere on this thread. And I’m sorry for the unintended shock to any and all who don’t share my dialect.

Stamets ,
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    StillPaisleyCat OP ,
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    I’ve lived everywhere but Atlantic Canada actually. I also work with colleagues from coast to coast.

    One hears it, (as in, ‘she moved into town once her husband had passed on’) but it’s not the kind of automatic euphemism that would make it the first interpretation. ‘She passed on that opportunity’ is really common.

    When someone dies, we usually just say that.

    Nmyownworld ,
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    No worries. You regularly comment and post on a variety of topics, always with a steady and non-antagonistic viewpoint. This situation is very, “it’s not you, it’s me.” I have relatives from the southern U.S., and they shorten “passed away” to just “passed.” It’s just what I’m used to hearing.

    GaiusGornicusCaesar ,
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    The title got me as well, and I was sober. My heart dropped and then I reread and let a sigh of relief…

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