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Mon 17 Jul, 2017 05:46 am
If the following two sentences are both correct, do they mean the same thing?
1) His way of thinking makes me SICK.
2) His way of thinking makes me VOMIT.
Thank you.
@paok1970,
Both are correct.
The first indicates being made sick, it could be a headache or a stomach ache. The second is more specific and indicates stomach discomfort leading to regurgitation.
Note that in British English "sick" is most often used in connection with vomiting, that is "being sick" is commonly understood to mean "vomiting". What Americans call "being sick", British people call "being ill".
@Sturgis,
Quote:The first indicates being made sick, it could be a headache or a stomach ache. The second is more specific and indicates stomach discomfort leading to regurgitation.
I think that in this case both refer to the latter.
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