Poorly

[Everythingisnumbersnow]

Aibu to find it really annoying how English people use this word?

Sick. You mean sick. Unwell. Under the weather.

Unless the question is "how did Rangers perform?" and the answer is "lol poorly" it has no place in the English language.

"Gotten" is used in Ireland as well. It's disliked on MN but is not incorrect.

"Like" as a filler word is a bit annoying but have you, er, noticed how, er, people from older generations use, um, different filler words but they, er, have the same, um, effect?

What she said ^

Gotten is widely used where I am in Ireland too, again not an Americanism. It never died out here as it did in many parts of the UK. It’s important to be aware also that it didn’t die out in all parts of the UK, for example NI and parts of Scotland. I’m not sure about England and Wales tbh, though usually on these types of threads someone pops in from Northern England or Cornwall or someplace to say their great granny always used it. It’s hard for a layperson to speak definitively about the dialects used in an entire country…

Ok, pay up, who had 14:15 for the first mention of "gotten"?

Come on now, you know the rule - every phrase a MNer doesn't use and doesn't like must be denounced as an Americanism.

Maybe we all need to speak more formally... "My anus feels so sore today, I'm so unwell. Maybe I need to get it examined by a medical professional. I need my stomach to be well, I don't wish to vomit over anyone ...!" 😑😳🙈

I’m with you, I hate it!

@Everythingisnumbersnow
At last!! I cannot stand it!
Dying of cancer; poorly
Sniffle; poorly
Leg amputated; poorly
It's like something the Famous 5 would say whilst munching jam pieces!

Poorly appears in the Oxford Dictionary as meaning unwell so YABU.

Yeah, sure. I need to be infantalised. What's so bad about the word tummy or poorly?

I'm quire educated and confident talking to medical professionals thank you. I don't care what language type that they use.😑

I'm from a different country. We use sick to mean unwell.

When I arrived here I was ever so confused, then very quickly switched to saying "poorly" to mean unwell.

If I say sick, everyone assumes you mean vomiting here ime.

Still feels a bit weird saying "poorly"

That's so offensive.

"Mrs X is very poorly" is not something to say about an adult ass woman in hospital

I'm sure I once read that in hospital speak 'poorly' means seriously ill and 'very poorly' means not expected to survive. Haven't RTFT, but if it hasn't already come up can anyone confirm if it's true?

Absolutely! Although a previous poster has denied this so I wonder if it's regional.

"Mrs X is very poorly" would likely be followed by "could you ring her husband to come in asap".

It would be said in a very serious manner.

I was in hospital last year with sepsis. A doctor said to me “Anonymoose, you are very poorly”. I shat myself because where I live (NW England), a doctor using the term “very poorly” means “you might not live”.

I'll tell my 93 year old grandmother that you think saying 'poorly' is infantile then? She'll fall off her chair laughing at such a pathetic and ludicrous comment. YOU are the only one making infantile comments dear........

As for the comments about NHS websites and doctors and the words they use, and why .. You have clearly had experience of this. They never use these words with me. They clearly do with you. Nuff said! 😂

I know one thing for sure, I am definitely going to make sure I use the words 'poorly' and 'hubby' on Mumsnet a lot more from now on! 😂

100% this! ^

God almighty that's absurd if so

To me, "poorly" is how you'd describe a child who is mildly ill, not somebody at death's door in hospital.

I get this OP- are you Scottish? Poorly isn't used as a descriptor where I'm from in Scotland, its really noticeable how often it's a catch all term to describe illness here in England.

I also irrationally hate it when non-american people say 'i got sick', it just sounds so weird in a British accent!

YANBU and I have hated this word since I was 5 and first heard it said by my primary school teacher. Makes me cringe. You will never hear this word meaning this definition escape my lips. I say ill.