to hate the word "poorly"??

[allgonebellyup]

Just hate it. Its not a real word, its a made up one. Whats wrong with saying "ill"?

Poorly is fine. People who "hate" the use of words they prefer not to use (so? Don't then!) are not fine.

ok, i dont mean hate, i mean dislike

is that ok?

Don't like the word poorly it's a wussy word . I don't like settee either.

According to the book 'Watching the English' the 'seven deadly sins' that may betray your working class status are the use of the words - pardon, toilet, serviette, dinner (at lunch time), settee, lounge, and sweet (instead of pudding). So now we know!

as mrs middleton found to kate's loss.

Where I'm from people will say "I'm no weel".

I doubt Kate was dumped because her mom didn't speak just so.

allgonebellyup, haven't read the whole thread, but I hate it too , always have, and yet I do find myself using it sometimes since it does somehow sound less dramatic and desperate than 'ill', which is too much to describe my DC when they have nothing more than a slight fever with a heavy cold for example.
My, what an entirely humourless post I've just written...

We use poorly. Well, more like MT's poo-lee.

Ranging in severity.....

Poorly
Proper poorly
Ill
Man-flu.

See, I love the word settee. It sounds so comfy. Sofa sounds, well, a bit 'interiors' to me. A settee is definitely comfier than a sofa. Possibly a bit more saggy and well-used as well. And definitely not made out of black leather.

I'm wih Aimsmum on this one. I'm from Glasgow and grew up only ever hearing "poorly" on the TV, but of course the way it was pronouced "Paaaaawly" so I wasn't actually sure what it was supposed to mean.

I don't like it either and had never thought anyone else would feel strongly about it- - so thank you AGBU .

Bobsmum, I remember my mum taking me to the GP and telling her I was "wabbit". She was English and had no idea what that meant. She asked if I was juts a bit "paaaaaawly" and my mum had no idea what she meant! I've never actually heard anyone say it in real life (apart from that GP obviously).

i use wabbit, means the same as peaky in my book.

Not a huge great big fan of 'poorly', but hearing Peter Rabbit used it makes it that tiny bit more comforting.

For me it's always 'ill' - guess I am a hypochondriac .

Sick is always used as a precursor for vomit in my family. (sorry if TMI).

And settee is just wrong, it's got to be sofa.

No to poorly /Paawwaly
yes to settee
yes to ain't
no to tummy

was that all?

I recently overheard dd1 playing doctors with her best friend:

DD1: I'm feeling poorly.
Friend: What kind of poorliness have you got?

I don't use it.

When I was a youngster (and dinosaurs roamed the earth) I had to be at deaths door before it was admitted I was unwell, let alone have time off school. I was off school about twice I think. I am slightly less hard on my own

'Poorly' sounds a bit wet and drippy.

I like the word "poorly".
It is useful for describing Manflu.
"Oh dear XX is poorly bad." (said in whiny voice for maximum sarcastic effect)

When dd (4) has a cut or a graze somewhere she points to it as says "look I've got a poorly".

When I'm poorly I lie on the settee. But if I can redeem myself in the posh or not stakes, it's tummy not belly and bottom not bum.

I am introducing "Wabbit" back into my vocab after 5 years in exile in the SE where I had to speak English as a second language

and peallywally, bobsmum, don't forget that...

i wouldn't use 'poorly'. agree 'ill' is really bad and 'scik' means puking but you can always say 'not feeling well' and i may even stretch to 'under the weather!' (whatever that means). But poorly to me is a word you have to have been brought up using as a child, and we never had it in our family.

I love the word poorly. Dp is an emetophobe and I use the word "poorly" as a gentle way of letting her know the boys have/are just about to throw up, so she can get out of the way! It's also such a gentle word that it's nice to use with ds's when they're feeling... poorly!

And peelly wally

and fankle/pish/steamin/howfin/napper etc etc