If someone dies they stop calling them by their name. e.g - If Bob dies then its Bob's body, not Bob anymore. I don't get it!
Really? Hadn't noticed. I still refer to the dead by their names, or however I used to refer to them.
O.o Odd...but yeah, that's what happens. A dead body has no emotions or...well, anything. A dead body is more of a thing. If you're religious or at least believe in afterlife, "Bob" is not there anymore. Bob has moved on and that dead body is just something he left behind. A dead body is dead. Not alive. I don't give my tables names. >> Although I give random objects names...<-<
Okay then. Its just confusing. If u died then I'd say I walked away from ArchAwesomeman to let the doctors examine him/her. I wouldn't say I walked away from ArchAwesomeman's body to let the doctors examine him/her.
Yeah. I know what you mean. You don't have to say "I walked from "Name"'s body." if they're dead. I probably wouldn't. *Shrugs*
Yeah, I guess it just depends on how you word things. I think if you had a relationship with the dead person in question, you would probably want to refer to them by using their name, not using mechanical terms such as "Bob's body". The latter is just so depressing.
Well, I suppose it depends on how you mean to phrase things. I always refer to those who have died, when discussing them, as their names. Though the example you used about 'walking away from person's body' I might say it that way to make it known the person is dead and you're referring to the body itself. If I'm talking about the person though, i.e. like my grandfather, I'll just say 'Grandpa used to do this' or 'Grandpa and I would go fishing in the summer' etc. Maybe some people take it more extensive but I've really never heard of it with people around me and I've been to funerals and discussed those who have departed often enough.
I still call them by their names. Like Repliku said, I would say "Grandma loved to sing" and not "Grandma loves to sing" "Michael Jackson was a legend" and not "Michael Jackson is a legend"
I agree.It's all is past tense now. Like,my mom is always like:your grandparents used to say that or used to do that. It is actually an unfriendly reminder.I don't like it. As for the body stuff; I have heard of someone referring to dead people like that,but people in my family don't.
I'd still call a dead person by their name, especially if they were important to me. I never really paid attention to it otherwise, but I haven't had to come across a situation where I've heard it in real life fortunately.
What the... Well, I still call dead people by their name. Though, when I want to go visit a grave, I say: "Can we go to Matt's grave?" Not: "Can we go see Matt?" 8D
I agree, past tense may be depressing but its required in most situations or it doesn't make sense or sounds crazy. I wouldn't say 'My cat is put down' instead of My cat was put down.
I still call a dead person by their name. I would never say 'Name' Body. A dead body has no emotion but you must still call them by their name, I guess. :3
They only refer to [insert dead person's name here] body if they're talking about an examination. It's what cops/FBI/CIA use to refer to the victims, I think. [never been part of the CIA/FBI before, but I've seen enough shows to know] Of course, if they were close to me I'd definately call them by their first name, notice how everything about that dead person is then put into past tense because its something they used to do or be. When you talk about someone's life and they are deceased, you tend to be in past tense because they aren't living anymore, they're dead. They used to be able to do the things our parents/friends remind us of @the wrong times. Anyway, I show repsect for any dead person, because even though the dead person might be my enemy, I won't deny the fact that they had a life. Dead people need respect too.
