To Suicide and Marriage v. CU

[Kohl, Matthew]

Sean Connery's character in "The Rock" (1996) uses suicide, v.  He
says, "The moment they had the microfilm, they'd suicide me."

MK

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Subject: [ADS-L] To Suicide and Marriage v. CU

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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