# Expert Commentary  ## About - Author: Content - Title: Expert Commentary - Tags: #articles #important - URL: https://www.irmi.com/articles/expert-commentary/language-matters-committed-suicide ## Highlights The litmus test for talking about suicide is to substitute the word "cancer" for the word "suicide" to see if the sentence still makes sense or if it has a negative connotation. We wouldn't say "committed cancer" or "successful cancer"—we would simply say "cancer death" or "died of cancer." Thus, when it comes to suicide, we should say "suicide death" or "died of suicide." ---