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Bookmark or Share- word usage - English Language Learners Stack ExchangeAre these interchangeable: I'll love to chat. I'd love to chat. And I'll love to do it. I'd love to do it. Is "I'd" preferred over "I'll"? If yes, then why is that? Is there a spe...
- ill with/from cold - English Language Learners Stack ExchangeHe is suffering from a cold and He is ill with a cold. are both correct, and mean "he has contracted the disease". He is suffering from cold (without the article before cold) is also correct, but this means the air temperature (or perhaps his body temperature) is dangerously low, perhaps freezing or below. He is ill with cold
- present perfect - have been ill/ was ill - English Language Learners ...I was ill for a week. suggests that you are talking about some period in your past, as in last month, last year or over Christmas. Obviously, there's a grey area between the two. Several days after feeling better you might decide to use was ill but generally you would go on to indicate when you were ill or why you were ill, as in:
- What is the difference between I'll and I will?I'll is a contraction of I will.These types of "apostrophe words" are called contractions (though be aware that there are other reasons to use apostrophes besides forming contractions).
- Is there any difference between being ill and sick?"I've been ill with the flu for the past few days." "The mother took care of her sick child." ILL has some other meanings : (1) evil/wicked : Ill men conspire against him. (2) morally reprehensible : It's ill to keep a lady waiting. (3) harsh/cruel : I dislike his ill manners. SICK has the following meanings : (1) in bad taste : That is a sick ...
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