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'm English and have never used the word poorly. It's sick, not very well, under the weather or ill.

YANBU - 'poorly my is my pet hate and yes I judge people who day that!
There was a headteacher who was quoted recently as saying that due to cutbacks he could not send flowers to his staff who were 'long term poorly' aaaaargh! And he's suppose to be an educator!

God op what does poorly in a Black Country accent so to you?

Poorly pronounced poo-lee

Poorly tooth - poo-lee tuff

My MIL used to call it a dodi.

I was baffled. Made sure to call it dummy.

She always used to say bobos for bed time

A colleague I worked with said she had to pop out to get “the poorlies”.
Turned out the “poorlies” were tampax.
She was from the NE.

I find these threads about not liking this word or that word increasingly tedious I'm afraid.

No one cares what you think

Ouch

It’s poorly round these parts, in fact if I think about it, it’s said in a specific way when meaning being ill...like ‘pool-ley’

As opposed to pronouncing it ‘poorly’ if meaning something done shoddily.

dive I had the most horrendous appointment with a gynaecologist once, can’t remember why but during which she used the term ‘panties’ for knickers ... and then ‘sex with yourself’ for masturbation ... made my toes curl .

My GP later admitted she was the same when leading conferences/training days - said she’d have to be dying to willingly see her as a patient !

I knew someone once who was so poorly they were under the doctor and had to get a sick line to claim a benny from the DHSS

Yep YANBU. Hate poorly.

Also hate the Americanism of the verb “sick” to mean ill. Sounds over dramatic when you aren’t actually feeling like you are going to heave.. “I ‘ve been sick” is fine, otherwise you are ill or not well.
Also runs with “I’m good. Great, glad to know you are behaving yourself.

Pretty close for me on that quiz.

Turned out the “poorlies” were tampax

What?? Why?

Ffs it’s a word that’s all does it matter? In some parts of the country they say poorly. Get over it

I agree that sick = ill. Been sick = vomited.

The quiz comes down to whether you are (some sort of weirdo) who rhymes poor and door, and what you call a bread roll or your grandmother.

I like poorly But being Irish, I don't think I can pull it off. It needs the type of English accent where the R sound disappears. I enjoy different word sounds in rhotic vs non-rhotic.

Dodi is horrendous, definitely.

Poorly just means unwell, not sure why anyone would want to censor it.

Are we still allowed to say "whoopsie daisy" though ? I could just about cope without "poorly" but without the odd whoopsie I'd be bereft!

Poor & door do rhyme in my (non-rhotic) accent.

YABU for spelling it ‘bubu’

Also hate the Americanism of the verb “sick” to mean ill

In Ireland being sick means being ill.

Nothing to do with America.

Haha! That quiz was spot on!

whether you are (some sort of weirdo) who rhymes poor and door
How do you NOT rhyme them??

A Teesside dodo is a Gregg’s sausage roll!

In Durham they say bad, not poorly. I will never forget going to the door of the kitchen at my college in Durham to ask for the pre ordered tray for a friend who was too ill to come in person. One of the kitchen staff called back into the kitchen, “Have you got the tray for the girl who’s bad in bed?”!!!

We don't say "poorly" in Scotland either

Maybe not where you are, but as people need to keep being reminded of, Scotland is a big place. Poorly is widely used where I am in Scotland.

And I will keep using it no matter what some random on the internet thinks.

How do you NOT rhyme them??

By having an accent where they don't rhyme.

Fully agree with you OP 👍 When someone says poorly I always think they are expecting loads of sympathy from me (fat chance 😀) .