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When We Avoid Saying Someone Is Dead, and Instead Say

Question 31

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When we avoid saying someone is dead, and instead say she has "passed on" or is "no longer with us," we are

A) trying to get closer to death.
B) speaking as harshly as possible.
C) using linguistic masks.
D) burying our head in the sand.

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