'bad' is fine?

0Yes, it's fine - I had a terrible stomach ache, a bad stomah ache, a severe head ache, etc.0-

0Thank you very much, GG.02br
00Can I say 'a severe stomach ache' and 'a serious stomach ache'?02br
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00What is the difference among bad, severe, serious and terrible here for 'stomach ache'?02br
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0Bad, terrible, severe - all degrees of "how much"02br
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00Serious - an indication of "how important."02br
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00For example, I can have terrible gas pains that hurt like crazy, but it's not serious. (It will pass.) I can have food poisoning, and it can hurt a great deal -- and it may or may not be serious, depending on whether it's something that will

0Hi GG,02br
00Thank you very much for enlightening me.02br
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001.Do you mean 'terrible' and 'severe' are the same degree of 'how much'?02br
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002. Are 'stomach aches' and 'stomach pains' the same thing?02br
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003.Do you mean I can say 'a serious stomach ache', but it is different from 'a bad stomach ache'?02br

01. They are for me. I find the use of "terrilble" to be less formal than "severe."02br
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002. I'd say so.02br
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003. I would never use the phrase "a serious stomach ache." 02br
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00Jane feels very sick. 02br
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00Is it serious?02br
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00I don't think so. It's just a cold, but it's re

0Thank you very much for your kind help, GG.0-