AIBU to ask English people not to say poorly?! (lighthearted)

[SliAnCroix]

It sounds a bit moany and weak. Can't get to grips with grown women saying their husband was poorly. It would be like saying my husband took a week off work because he had a bubu. I know we all have our own slang and some Irish slang probably sounds strange outside of Ireland in the next village

I am not speaking on behalf of everybody outside of England, I do realise this.

And full disclaimer, the word dodi makes me wince. I have done my best to eradicate that word. Service to my country.

I'm Scottish. Would not say sick as that means vomiting. Would say not very well or not well (not well being more serious)

I live in NW England now though and have 3 young DCs so I do say poorly as they have picked it up from nursery. I quite like it

That's interesting maddie. Would always say tummy and find belly a really horrible word

I’m Aus (and born in Eng) and say I’m sick. Or I’m ill.

Or at a weak push, I’m not well.

Aff nae weel wi a sair heid, Doric anyone?

‘I’m sick’ covers all sorts of illness.

‘Getting sick’ means vomiting

@CherryPavlova
Really very poorly is approaching death

This^^

You know shit is serious if someone is Really Poorly or (even worse) Really Very Poorly

Aff nae weel wi a sair heid, or nae weel ava.

Doric anyone?

I did the quiz (from page 1) it got to within 10 mile of my home town

You know shit is serious if someone is Really Poorly or (even worse) Really Very Poorly

This makes me laugh. Such a weak word to bend to effect.

Now how else could you say this. He’s really in a bad way. Extremely ill. It’s not good.

‘Getting sick’ means vomiting

Being sick means vomiting.

But you can be sick without vomiting.

I'm Irish and I say poorly. I hate dodi and never used it.

I hate poorly too. And especially, as a pp said, when in a miserable little me voice and accompanied by the dressing gown.
Dh does it and it drives the rest of the family up the wall.
He also describes any part of his anatomy as poorly so eg poorly foot or poorly shoulder ffs why not just painful?!

Poorly = pathetic whinging malingerer
Not very well = worryingly unhealthy, probably in bed with a temperature, or D&V type thing
Not very well at all = probably should be in hospital, possibly near death

(Southern England)

@Chandleristhebestfriend
Muh luh

how do you say mirror? If it's like my friend then I can just imagine all your pronunciations based on her

Murrr

We say “very poorly” in hospital when phoning relatives to come in. It does always seem rather width-washy & inadequate. But is gentler than “could die any minute”.

Are you talking about poorly, or right proper poorly?

Would always say tummy and find belly a really horrible word
I'd say tummy if I meant inside and belly for outside

Wishy-washy!

We don't say poorly in NZ. We're either sick, ill, or crook (although you don't hear that so much now).

@PhoneLock where I’m from it’s ‘getting sick’. Or throwing up. Or puking.

‘I’m sick’ is just a generic term - could it be anything from a flu to being at death’s door.

‘Not well’ is also used in the same way. And can include mental health issues.

@ChandlerIsTheBestFriend yep I get you now. 20 minutes she asked for a mirror and we firstly couldn't understand what the hell she was asking for and then after much gesticulating we then couldn't help as we kept making her day it. I do wonder how her accent translates in Australia

Ooohh your mirror rhymes with myrrh and lure!!

I thought 'sick' nowadays means 'good' no?
As in "your trainers are pretty sick"

Yes mirror and myrrh rhyme for me!

If I’m feeling ill I say “I feel sick”

If I’m about to vomit I say “I’m gonna boke”

Owl and towel do rhyme.

Mirror = myrrh-ur

Rhyming books by British authors can be really tricky in my accent!