- Is there any difference between being ill and sick?
"I've been ill with the flu for the past few days " "The mother took care of her sick child " ILL has some other meanings : (1) evil wicked : Ill men conspire against him (2) morally reprehensible : It's ill to keep a lady waiting (3) harsh cruel : I dislike his ill manners SICK has the following meanings : (1) in bad taste : That is a sick
- 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 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
- word usage - He is ill well highly reputed of - English Language . . .
A more common pattern would be "he is of ill repute " The dictionary combines "ill," "well," and "highly," implying, they can be used in parallel ways Although the proposed construction, using the preposition "reputed," is very uncommon for "ill," it's more common for "well" and "highly " But note that most of those usages are from past centuries!
- word usage - lt;Grudge gt;, lt;rancor gt; and lt;Ill will gt; - English Language . . .
Ill will or ill feelings are less-strong sentiments perhaps leading to lack of cooperation, but least likely of the three to lead to fisticuffs The glory of English is the huge number of words, derived from etymologically diverse sources, with similar denotation and differing connotation
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Are these interchangeable: I'll love to chat I'd love to chat And I'll love to do it I'd love to do it Is "I'd" preferred over "I'll"? If yes, then why is that? Is there a specific
- get an illness or get illness, which one should I use in speaking?
We could either say "get ill" (or "fall ill") or "get a disease", though "catch a disease" is perhaps more likely If the type of disease is known then we would use that John got ill while touring India He had to spend three nights in Mumbai General Hospital (I'd prefer "fell ill" here) You are very unlikely to get a disease from a toilet seat
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