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- Is there any difference between being ill and sick?
I can say I'm ill or I'm sick But what is the difference between the usage of these terms? I've heard that one can use sick for longer-term and ill for shorter-term, but is that really correct? H
- What is the difference between Ill and I will?
I'll is a contraction of I will These types of "apostrophe words" are called contractions (though be aware that there are other reasons to use apostrophes besides forming contractions) The apostrophe indicates that one or more letters were removed, thereby shortening, or contracting, the word In this example, I (wi)ll = I'll As kb90 mentions, contractions are generally considered less
- The difference between sick and ill [duplicate] - usage
As you've already said, ill can mean bad in some senses But so can sick In fact, sick is the more common word if you want to describe somebody in the bad sense (However, sick can also be used as a slang term for cool or awesome ) Context determines the meaning: That serial killer is one sick individual Ill intentions often result in ill deeds
- adjectives - Difference between sick and ill - English Language . . .
What is difference between Ill and Sick, How do I say "sick people" or "ill people" to refer to people not feeling well?
- word usage - He is ill well highly reputed of - English Language . . .
The main surviving use of the word in American English is the somewhat archaic phrase "house of ill repute" meaning a brothel That appears to be the form the quoted author was trying, and failing, to adapt "He is reputed to be" is another archaic but surviving usage of the word, with the connotation that the claim is believable but not supported by evidence
- How should I use the in-, im-, il-, and ir- prefixes?
I've never heard (or seen) "innatural"; "unnatural" is what I would expect Webster's 3rd Unabridged shows fewer than four columns of "in-n*" words, and fewer than five of those words are negative, "innumerable" being the most familiar For most, the "in" supplies the sense of "inherent" (However, if an "in" prefix is appropriate -- for negation or innateness -- the "n" should definitely be
- Is it correct to say Ill make up the time or Ill make up for the time
If your daughter is too young to turn on the TV herself, these verbs in conversation with her are very unlikely Because they assume she will understand the idea of lost time and how to regain it For a small child like that one would simply say something like: I'll let you have more TV time some other day
- have been ill was ill - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
Is it correct to think that if I say I have been ill for a week it could both mean I am still ill or I just got better? I thought that if you have recovered you should say I was ill for a week
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