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what's different between sick and ill?
what's different between?
14. Feb. 2015 23:45
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Sick is the less formal of the two words. It usually describes short-term diseases. Ill is more formal and is used to describe long- and short-term diseases
14. Februar 2015
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In American English these two words are fairly close in meaning.
In British English, 'ill' is the opposite of 'well', while 'sick' refers to vomiting and nausea. In British English, to 'feel sick' means to feel nauseous, and if you say 'I was sick' we would understand that this meant that you had vomited. However, in the context of employment, we do use terms such as 'off sick' to mean being unwell in general.
15. Februar 2015
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They mean the same thing.
14. Februar 2015
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Sometimes they are interchangeable, but other times not.
Sick (sickness) deals with the physical temporary state ( cold, upset stomach, flu, virus, ailment, etc )
Ill (illness) deals with a long term effect ( cancer, HIV, mental health, and other diseases)
15. Februar 2015
1
to be/feel sick/ill means the same thing - to be unwell, both for long and short times, but "sick" can also mean to vomit.
15. Februar 2015
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