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avpaderno
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There is no difference semantically; thesemantically. The only difference is that "suicide" as a verb is so rare I have never seen it before; whereas "commit suicide" is common. I would advise against unusual usages in general: youYou might confuse people, which is ill-advised, and in this case it is totally non-constructive to the language.

There is no difference semantically; the only difference is that "suicide" as a verb is so rare I have never seen it before; whereas "commit suicide" is common. I would advise against unusual usages in general: you might confuse people, which is ill-advised, and in this case it is totally non-constructive to the language.

There is no difference semantically. The only difference is that "suicide" as a verb is so rare I have never seen it before; whereas "commit suicide" is common. I would advise against unusual usages in general: You might confuse people, which is ill-advised, and in this case it is totally non-constructive to the language.

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There is no difference semantically; the only difference is that "suicide" as a verb is so rare I have never seen it before; whereas "commit suicide" is common. I would advise against unusual usages in general: you might confuse people, which is ill-advised, and in this case it is totally non-constructive to the language.