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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 937 Views
Not too much, generally. Lupine - 08/04/2010 05:19:37 PM 1343 Views
Re: Not too much, generally. Camilla - 08/04/2010 05:27:12 PM 830 Views
Thanks both of you *NM* Maria - 08/04/2010 05:30:29 PM 401 Views
I don't know if there's a literal definition... LadyLorraine - 08/04/2010 05:46:41 PM 841 Views
I think there is a difference in British English Tom - 08/04/2010 06:19:59 PM 867 Views
I don't know if it is what you are asking sylph - 08/04/2010 07:39:38 PM 900 Views
No, they are not the same BlackAdder - 08/04/2010 08:02:00 PM 800 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 1152 Views
it depends: are you doing a crossword puzzle? *NM* moondog - 09/04/2010 12:47:05 AM 371 Views
I always say "ill" when it's something indelicate. globug0822 - 09/04/2010 05:16:17 AM 902 Views
I typically use them in the following way. everynametaken - 09/04/2010 07:28:46 AM 819 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 879 Views
I knew it! *NM* Camilla - 09/04/2010 09:29:23 AM 429 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 419 Views
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