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Do you have vs Hahe you got... | have pity on/for
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sick vs ill #31 (permalink) Thu Jun 10, 2010 17:24 pm   sick vs ill
 

Shekoofeh, the distinction you draw doesn't hold. If my stomach hurts, I can say I feel ill. It can last three days, and we can call it a stomach illness.

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sick vs ill #32 (permalink) Thu Jun 10, 2010 17:28 pm   sick vs ill
 

i meant 'dude'.was i wrong?i say it is true.
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sick vs ill #33 (permalink) Thu Jun 10, 2010 17:29 pm   sick vs ill
 

Dude is informal. It is fit for that use. It certainly isn't fit for standard use.
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