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Is there any difference between being ill and sick? While those might mean the same for the laymen, from a medical point of view, there is a difference between illness and sickness Medical sociology has long made the distinction between illness and sickness Illness is the objective diagnosis that an external impartial observer is able to make based on the constellation of symptoms which the patient presents Sickness is the social role that
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
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
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
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
Ill get do something or Ill get doing something There are some, but not many verbs that are often used in an "I'll get [verb]ing" pattern "Get going" is quite common, as is "get cooking" or some others, but "I'll get setting up," while it would be reasonable and understood, wouldn't happen as often For one thing, a phrasal verb like that with extra words would be less likely
prepositions - Speak ill of or speak ill on me - English Language . . . I e "speak ill of" is over 40 times more popular, therefore it is more likely to be correct Additionally, since "speak ill on me" returns results for "speak ill of me", per your comment, "speak ill of me" seems more likely