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.

Nicely? Never heard of it...
Reminds me of Trump’s bigly.

It's weird. Agreed. Also the irish saying 'mind yourself' as in, take care of yourself. V strange.

Lincolnshire

Where I'm from poorly isn't a minor illness. If the hospital staff tell you that your loved one is "very poorly" they are telling you to prepare for the worst. Or that's been my experience anyway.

I am going to make it my mission to use the word "poorly" as much as I possibly can from now on.

I can cope with poorly. A few years ago 'poorly sick' became a fashionable phrase locally and was all over Facebook. I can't stand it. These things have come and gone in phases and I've not heard/ seen it for ages. A bit like when people said 'eleventy billion', etc.

Nicely? Never heard of it...

I assume you’d be joking here. That’s a commonly used word no matter where you are.

*19:32SleepingStandingUp

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

Poorly pronounced poo-lee

Poorly tooth - poo-lee tuff*

Awww my late Mom used to pronounce it poolee. Birmingham rather than Black Country though x

@ChandlerIsTheBestFriend
Wolverhampton
lure, cure and moor
Lure rhymes with myrrh, er at the end
Cure rhymes with pure, ur at the end
Moor rhymes with more, or at the end

And scone rhymes with stone

I've always used poorly. It's not slang.

"Sick" on the other hand, should only be used when one is vomiting.

Mind yourself can be said kindly, like miley from glenroe, or more threatening like Jim off coronation street so it can.

I'd never use poorly but, in a north-eastern accent it is really quite adorable. Poo-er-ly.

Lure rhymes with myrrh, er at the end
Cure rhymes with pure, ur at the end ✔️
Moor rhymes with more, or at the end do both these rhyme with mower?

I can’t stand it either and never hear anyone saying it.
People say poorly whether it’s a sniffle or cancer, it’s a stupid word, just say unwell, ill or as we say not/no well.

@ultrablue I entertained my northern uni mates for months with my poo-lee tuff. I'm only just south of Brum

I'm so glad it's not just me. I hate poorly. It sounds so pathetic and self indulgent. I thought the person was taking the piss the first time I heard it.

I accept this is not rational

Poorly is fine. Im from lancashire.
Sick would mean vomiting usually.

But... When we are poorly, we get a sick note from the docs. 😂

I use the word poorly, although it's only just struck me that it's poor-ly. Much like badly. I might stop using it.

How about unwell?

It’s a good descriptive word that people understand, nothing wrong with it.

@Chloemol I think you missed the part where I said ''lighthearted''.

Anyway.

The quiz, yes, it's amazing, can you imagine all the data they'd have needed to collect to make it come out so accurate.

I did it again and it came out dublin area and also sligo, same as last time.. Hmm that's interesting. Never even been to Sligo.

I'm going to see if I can persuade one of the family to make me a cup of tea by claiming to be poorly later.

@MintyMabel
I can’t understand someone never having heard nicely🤔
Play nicely, behave nicely etc

@ChandlerIsTheBestFriend where are you and how do you say lure?
Mower has an a ending so no

Never mind poorly, why do so many people on MN seem to have itchy teeth? it's like a pathetic phrase people have picked up thinking it was funny to start with but now actually sounds like you are really uneducated. A bit like people who describe things as 'lush', call each other 'beaut' and also have fake eyebrows which look like they've been drawn on their faces with laser particle beams. Have they put something in the water in the UK? not sure what's happening in the world of late

I’m in Yorkshire and here ‘poorly’ is used as a synonym for unwell/ill and covers anything from a minor cold to terminal illness. I’m going to use it more often as this snobbishness about it on here is bloody annoying!

@BeatrixPottersAlterEgo no, I hear you. I know it's not rational either but I find it particularly hard to endure when a man says ''i'm poorly''