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

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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 do say “poorly” in a whiny ,pathetic voice but only when I’m taking the piss

To quote my Australian friend, catapulted into a hair salon with a mostly older clientele, "Poorly is bad, but badly is even worse."

Grown men and women do not get poorly.

It's frequently used by nurses and doctors to describe someone who is ill (very poorly = seriously ill) - or it is round here, anyway.

Doctors describe patients as being poorly??

I have just done the quiz, it pretty much got it right as to where I was born and grew up.

Haven't rtft but are you OK with Welsh people saying they're 'poorly baaard under the doctor' when things are really serious?

One of my employees used to say he'd got an 'ouchy on his booboo' when he hurt himself. He always said it to make me laugh, he was a six ft tall, tattooed, skin head mechanic.

I am Irish and I do find the word 'poorly' a bit strange but only because I am not familiar with it.
Generally I would say the following:

Under the weather - minor cold etc
Not well - vague sickness
Sick - ill
Got sick - vommited
Very sick - seriously ill

'Happy out', I would say this is used to describe someone who is clearly happy, like they are glowing,the happiness is coming out of them for all to see. An example would be " She is happy out playing with that toy" etc

If you're Scottish you're naw well

We have "not well" (and of course "not well at all" for death's door) here in the North East, in addition to the classic "bad".

eg "I didn't see X at work today"

"No - he's off bad"

Poorly means very ill indeed.

I can't bear "sick" as it's an Americanism.

I'm "not very well" sounds childish to me.

I suspect that it's regional differences.

I hate “ah bless”.

I say this, but only with a voice dripping with sarcasm.

I can't bear "sick" as it's an Americanism.

No it isn’t. Sheesh, this site!

We use poorly at work to mean really really ill.

Poorly is becoming more common in my area of Scotland but it never used to be.

@helpwithbingeing

Nae weel - mild cold, hay fever
Nae affy weel - anything beyond mild ... eg horrendous D&V that’s lasted five days or something
Affy nae weel - hospitalised, dying, or otherwise at risk of

There is a fourth level around here...

Deein' - which is the stage beyond Affy nae weel (with affy nae weel being a serious illness)

I can't bear "sick" as it's an Americanism.

Like Santa and Halloween?

A Dodi sounds like some kind of Fayed.

How in the name of shite is sick an Americanism?? Unless you mean when it’s used to be mean good/nice/cool (or whatever young ones use it for).

Agree. It sounds like saying 'I'm feeble'. Scottish here too; nobody says it round here

Hate hate hate the term poorly

Poor and Door definitely do rhyme

No they bloody don't!

How does "poo-uh" rhyme with 'daw"?

Crazy talk!

Poorly is usually used by children. Don't most adults say ill? I agree it doesn't sound right.

I find quite a few words annoying but actually really love poorly and definitely use it a lot.

Lauriemarlow - sorry don’t know how to tag quiz here I think 🤣

Poshjock

You said it better than me!

I forgot about Deein

No they bloody don't!

Where I’m from they’re pronounced closer to ‘pur’ and ‘dur’