Leave it to a country founded by convicts to use the word “crook” to describe a very non-criminal part of life: being sick/ill/unwell. It’s used as an adjective – for example:
“Why weren’t you at work last week?”
“Oh, I was really crook. Couldn’t even get out of bed.”
And Ben and I have both been a bit crook lately, so it seemed an appropriate time to share this lingo lesson. I guess it is that time of year. Luckily, we both evaded the dreaded swine flu… for now.
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I'm so sorry to hear that you're sick. Living in an indoor rainforest probably doesn't help! PLEASE take good care of yourselves. Sending chicken soup hugs...xoxooxoxox Mom TT's
ReplyDelete...and Dad. Some cream-'o-wheat sound good? xoxo
ReplyDeleteFeel Better! :-)
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