Japanese - Ask questions thread

Basically if you have a question about the language, ask it and fellow 4channers might see it and answer it for you.

To start it off. When an animate object (iru) dies, is it considered inanimate(aru)?

Why do some people shout "THAT-THAT-THAT!" (sore-sore-sore!) sometimes? I've heard it lacks translation, but TRY to explain it.
Is it the same as "asore", and what does "asore" mean?
(Searched the net for days and came up empty.)