Consistent_Ad_4828 t1_j6c1v6g wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in TIL that writer Sylvia Plath, her son Nicholas Hughes and her husband's mistress all died by suicide by Antique-Listen2799
There is a strong push against the language you’re using because “commit” is largely used with regard to crime.
3leggedkitten t1_j6chyus wrote
The German word for suicide is Selbstmord, "self-murder". It's being used less and less nowadays for the same reason, as murder implies malicious intent. People opt for the neutral term Suizid instead.
Which is great except we still use the German word for "commit" with it when talking about it. I didn't realize that until reading your comment. So we only did half the thing we were intending to do and I never noticed. 😅
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