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I knew it! *NM* Camilla Send a noteboard - 09/04/2010 09:29:23 AM
I should point out that "be sick" in British English is for the action of vomiting, not the state of being ill with something that tends to make you vomit. As in "He was sick on the floor and I had to clean it up".
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/language: Being sick and being ill Maria - 08/04/2010 05:14:36 PM 783 Views
Not too much, generally. Lupine - 08/04/2010 05:19:37 PM 1138 Views
Re: Not too much, generally. Camilla - 08/04/2010 05:27:12 PM 677 Views
Thanks both of you *NM* Maria - 08/04/2010 05:30:29 PM 327 Views
I don't know if there's a literal definition... LadyLorraine - 08/04/2010 05:46:41 PM 663 Views
I think there is a difference in British English Tom - 08/04/2010 06:19:59 PM 668 Views
I don't know if it is what you are asking sylph - 08/04/2010 07:39:38 PM 722 Views
No, they are not the same BlackAdder - 08/04/2010 08:02:00 PM 616 Views
AN illness is specific; BEING ill is not, I believe; as adjectives I belive "sick" and "ill" equal. Joel - 09/04/2010 03:41:10 AM 962 Views
it depends: are you doing a crossword puzzle? *NM* moondog - 09/04/2010 12:47:05 AM 299 Views
I always say "ill" when it's something indelicate. globug0822 - 09/04/2010 05:16:17 AM 723 Views
I typically use them in the following way. everynametaken - 09/04/2010 07:28:46 AM 648 Views
UK says "ill" for unwell and "be sick" for "to vomit". US says "sick" for "unwell". Tim - 09/04/2010 08:44:02 AM 698 Views
I knew it! *NM* Camilla - 09/04/2010 09:29:23 AM 333 Views
Uh... If someone says they're going to "be sick" in the US, believe me, we interpret it like you do. *NM* TaskmasterJack - 09/04/2010 06:30:40 PM 342 Views
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