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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 985 Views
Not too much, generally. Lupine - 08/04/2010 05:19:37 PM 1391 Views
Re: Not too much, generally. Camilla - 08/04/2010 05:27:12 PM 877 Views
Thanks both of you *NM* Maria - 08/04/2010 05:30:29 PM 430 Views
I don't know if there's a literal definition... LadyLorraine - 08/04/2010 05:46:41 PM 889 Views
I think there is a difference in British English Tom - 08/04/2010 06:19:59 PM 918 Views
I don't know if it is what you are asking sylph - 08/04/2010 07:39:38 PM 944 Views
No, they are not the same BlackAdder - 08/04/2010 08:02:00 PM 848 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 1193 Views
it depends: are you doing a crossword puzzle? *NM* moondog - 09/04/2010 12:47:05 AM 391 Views
I always say "ill" when it's something indelicate. globug0822 - 09/04/2010 05:16:17 AM 949 Views
I typically use them in the following way. everynametaken - 09/04/2010 07:28:46 AM 873 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 927 Views
I knew it! *NM* Camilla - 09/04/2010 09:29:23 AM 456 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 451 Views
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