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Originally Posted by Ju 1) I am sick 2) I am ill 3) I am not feeling well
What are the differences among the above sentences?
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The differences are: 1. Sick in British English means an upset stomach if used
predicatively:
I amk sick
2. "Ill" is not used
attributively. You can say:
I am ill. But not: An ill man. Unless you change the meaning. So the people who are ill are called the sick and not the ill. Ill can be used to mean bad or wicked as in:
ill advised, ill informed, ill disposed