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12-24-2008, 06:34 AM
Well that muddies things a bit, though. "Ill" has a few meanings. One is "sick" and the other is "not skillful" (which I think is spelled "not skilful" with-one-l in the UK!).
So "she has never been sick" is the first meaning, while using "ill" as a synonym for "poorly" is likely the second meaning. Unless, of course, you mean to say something like "She is doing poorly [i.e., going to die]." Then "She is ill" would be synonymous and based on the first ("sick") meaning. English is so awesomely confusing, I love it! Crisps, boot, dodgy, etc. = UK Chips, trunk, iffy, etc. = US AWESOME! 
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02-13-2009, 03:58 PM
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 Personally i think in English(UK) it is not so common for people to say 'ill' when meaning "not skillful". It generally means that they are not fairing well (in terms of health only), and so they are feeling poorly.
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02-13-2009, 05:06 PM
For the first sentence, I would say something like "Mornings aren't my cup of tea, either"
But I don't see anything wrong with the second...except I probably would leave out the "She's Physical Health personified" part. (Yes, I'm a native English speaker.)  猿も木から落ちる
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01-11-2011, 09:22 AM
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I doubt if we would say SICK-- more likely to say "very ill "or" seriously ill," or "not too well at the moment" "OH I don't feel at all well." My friend is proper poorly today. she has got flu. etc etc.
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02-04-2011, 07:09 AM
This I guess is why English can be confusing.
There are many ways to say the same thing....I actually thought of 5 other ways to not like Mondays straight out but have decided not to confuse matters further. Just let me say that everyone is correct in their comments, but I must point out The original sentance is also fine.
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