feel like vomiting

You usually say 'I feel sick'.

Vomiting is, strangely, a bit formal!

Throwing up is slang and a bit too graphic for some people...ok perhaps if you are among very good friends or are under the age of 12, but I wouldn't say it if you suddenly feel ill at work.

Thank you very much, Nona. I wonder if American people would take it as 'I feel ill' if you said 'I feel sick'.

ItasanThank you very much, Nona. I wonder if American people would take it as 'I feel ill' if you said 'I feel sick'.

I know an Indian certainly would....it's a fairly ambiguous statement in most parts of the world.

Hi guys,

Some people say I feel nauseous.

Best wishes, Clive

You might use "I feel like throwing up" in a metaphorical sense:

1. "What did you think of the film?" "It made me feel like throwing up."

But if you're about to throw up, you're more likely to say:

2. I think I'm going to throw up.

3. I think I'm going to be sick.

(A straightforward "I'm going to throw up!" is also usually metaphorical. And I suppose

Thank you very much, everybody, for the valuable information as always.

I've noticed this. In the UK, if you said you felt sick it would usually mean specifically you are about to vomit, whereas in the US it seems a more generic term for feeling ill. In the UK, we use the word "sickness" in a more generic way, but to "feel sick" has the more precise meaning.

Is this generally true?