Vocabulary help (being unfit for work?)

[My_Am]

i've got a question:

if i can't work because i'm sick and i receive dole money - and i my doctor gave me a certificate that i won't be able to work for the next couple of months. what would be a proper term for that?

being unfit for work ? and having a sick certificate?

that's what my german english translator says, but many times, when i use that site, nobody ever heard of the word s it suggests

[Molly]

In Britain, it's called "a sick note".

[Jamie (K)]

In the US, it's often officially called a "medical excuse note", which also shows up in a few UK sources. In ordinary speech, Americans just call it a "doctor's note" or "a note from the doctor".

[My_Am]

thank you

so i can i've a sick note/ doctor's note and therefore i'm on sick leave?

[Jamie (K)]

[Yankee]

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[Jamie (K)]

[Yankee]

Hi Jamie

I don't recall having heard that expression before. Is it used strictly informally?
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[Lost_Soul]

[Jamie (K)]

[Yankee]

Hey! My question was serious, Alex. :lol:

I mean, nowadays companies are using all sorts of "interesting" new expressions. What amazes me sometimes is how some of these business people can say some of the things they say with a straight face. :lol:
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[Lost_Soul]

[Yankee]

Hi Alex

I'd have understood the meaning in context. It's just that I don't hear it used as any sort of 'fixed' expression around here.

There are local dialects in the US, but I've always had the distinct impression that the dialects that exist in the UK are more diverse and far more numerous (proportionately speaking).

Heck, in the US, even the people from Pittsburgh claim to have their own 'dialect'. However, if you came to the US and spent 4 weeks in Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania), then 4 weeks in Hartford (Connecticut), I bet you'd have a hard time noticing any difference in the language at all. And those two cities are almost 500 miles apart!
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[My_Am]

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[Jamie (K)]