BEING ILL-2

Welcome back to the Daily Vitamin everyone. I hope you are having a great day. 

Today we continue with expressions related to being ill. I received some questions, so I'll start by answering one of them.

The difference between sick and ill
These words are synonyms. Both words mean "enfermo", but ill is more common in the UK and sick is more common in the US. However, there is lots of variation.

Be sick and get sick can also refer to vomiting. When you vomit, food that you have eaten suddenly comes out of your stomach through your mouth.

Example 1
Something I ate at lunch is making me feel ill. I think I'm going to be sick.

There are other more colloquial synonyms of vomit or get sick:
-Throw up
-Barf

Example 2
Something I ate at lunch is making me feel ill. I think I'm going to throw up.

Example 3
Something I ate at lunch is making me feel sick. I think I'm going to barf.

Example 2 and Example 3 are a little more informal, especially Example 3.

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Tomorrow we will continue with expressions related to being ill.

All the best!