To Suicide and Marriage v. CU

[Benjamin Barrett]

I don't think I've ever heard "suicide" as a verb outside of
Asian-Americans in Seattle, until today. Vincent D'Onofrio says "he
suicides" in the episode "Badge" of _Law & Order: CI_, Season 1 Episode
E2124.

Also, an item that seems to be diverging between UK and US usage is
"marry". Although the term seems to be generally reserved in the US for
people getting married, the UK press seems to have a strong tendency to
use it for people entering civil unions and other agreements similar to
marriage.

Benjamin Barrett

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