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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
- 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
- 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
- How should I use the in-, im-, il-, and ir- prefixes?
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- 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
- word usage - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
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- See you next week vs. Ill see you next week vs. Ill be seeing . . .
Is there a difference in meaning and use between these sentences? See you next week I'll see you next week I'll be seeing you next week When I say good-bye to a friend, I tend to sa
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