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[gloria_taipei]

Do the following sentences mean the same?

"I feel sick."
"I'm sick."

Does "sick" here mean "ill" or just "nauseous"?

Thanks in advance.

[lotus]

Hi gloria_taipei,

Sick could mean any type of illness.

"I feel sick" means that I feel all the symptoms of being sick.

"I am sick" means I am in the state of ill-health.

We often use the two phrases interchangeably.


--lotus
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