Ache, sore.

[Ciciey]

Hello everybody and thanks in advance for your answers. It is usual to use "ache" to say: headache, backache, toothache, stomachache, etc. Is it possible to use it with other parts of the body? Can I say ankleache or elbowache? And what about "sore"; I have a sore throat is usual, in the same way, can I use it with other parts? I have a sore head, leg, etc.

[Teia]

Hello everybody and thanks in advance for your answers. It is usual to use "ache" to say: headache, backache, toothache, stomachache, etc. Is it possible to use it with other parts of the body? Can I say ankleache or elbowache? And what about "sore"; I have a sore throat is usual, in the same way, can I use it with other parts? I have a sore head, leg, etc.

Hi

ache -a continuous,dull pain :ache - The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English - HighBeam Research

Yes, you can use the adjective "sore" with other parts of the body.

Sore
–adjective 1. physically painful or sensitive, as a wound, hurt, or diseased part: a sore arm.
2. suffering bodily pain from wounds, bruises, etc., as a person: He is sore because of all that exercise.
3. suffering mental pain; grieved, distressed, or sorrowful: to be sore at heart.
4. causing great mental pain, distress, or sorrow: a sore bereavement.
5. causing very great suffering, misery, hardship, etc.: sore need.
6. Informal. annoyed; irritated; offended; angered: He was sore because he had to wait.
7. causing annoyance or irritation: a sore subject.
–noun 8. a sore spot or place on the body.
9. a source or cause of grief, distress, irritation, etc.
10.painful to touch; tender

Feeling physical pain; hurting: sore all over.
Causing misery, sorrow, or distress; grievous: in sore need.
Causing embarrassment or irritation: a sore subject.
Full of distress; sorrowful.

noun
An open skin lesion, wound, or ulcer.
A source of pain, distress, or irritation.


Example: My leg is very sore; I have a sore leg.

Source : sore - Definitions from Dictionary.com

Regards

[Ouisch]

Hello everybody and thanks in advance for your answers. It is usual to use "ache" to say: headache, backache, toothache, stomachache, etc. Is it possible to use it with other parts of the body? Can I say ankleache or elbowache? And what about "sore"; I have a sore throat is usual, in the same way, can I use it with other parts? I have a sore head, leg, etc.

Instead of an "elbowache," you'd say "my elbow aches." (As mine does right now. Ow.) If you'd been lifting heavy boxes yesterday, and today your elbow hurts when you move it a certain way, you'd say "my elbow is sore." If you have arthritis or some other condition and your elbow hurts no matter what you do, then you'd say "my elbow aches."

[riverkid]

It seems that the body parts that take '___ache' are those that have aches/commonly ache for the majority of the population.

'____ache'; ear/head/back/stomach/tooth/etc

No 'ache': eye/nose/lip/elbow/

'sore' seems to be more transitory, as noted by Ouisch. 'sore' also seems to be more locally intense,"painful to touch; tender", as noted by the definition given by Teia. Perhaps this is why we have 'sore throats' because when we do, anything touching them, such as liquids, make them 'painful to the touch'.

[Ciciey]

Where were you before, friends? Thanks a lot again, your answers are very helpful for me. Ouisch, take care of your elbow. See you by the next question. Bye.

[Volcano1985]

Hello everybody and thanks in advance for your answers. It is usual to use "ache" to say: headache, backache, toothache, stomachache, etc. Is it possible to use it with other parts of the body? Can I say ankleache or elbowache? And what about "sore"; I have a sore throat is usual, in the same way, can I use it with other parts? I have a sore head, leg, etc.

It is feeling difference

[BobK]

There are also some idiomatic usages:

heartache - nothing to do with chest pains: regret, nostalgia, a painful memory, emotional upset
like a bear with a sore head - easily annoyed
a sight for sore eyes - a welcome sight
footsore - perhaps idiomatic; a footsore pilgrim's feet do hurt, but they don't necessarily have sores

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