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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 1033 Views
Not too much, generally. Lupine - 08/04/2010 05:19:37 PM 1436 Views
Re: Not too much, generally. Camilla - 08/04/2010 05:27:12 PM 929 Views
Thanks both of you *NM* Maria - 08/04/2010 05:30:29 PM 456 Views
I don't know if there's a literal definition... LadyLorraine - 08/04/2010 05:46:41 PM 940 Views
I think there is a difference in British English Tom - 08/04/2010 06:19:59 PM 966 Views
I don't know if it is what you are asking sylph - 08/04/2010 07:39:38 PM 1001 Views
No, they are not the same BlackAdder - 08/04/2010 08:02:00 PM 893 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 1246 Views
it depends: are you doing a crossword puzzle? *NM* moondog - 09/04/2010 12:47:05 AM 415 Views
I always say "ill" when it's something indelicate. globug0822 - 09/04/2010 05:16:17 AM 995 Views
I typically use them in the following way. everynametaken - 09/04/2010 07:28:46 AM 923 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 977 Views
I knew it! *NM* Camilla - 09/04/2010 09:29:23 AM 481 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 474 Views
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