Timeline for Is saying "I had a fever" correct?
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| Jul 25, 2021 at 18:28 | comment | added | Greybeard | To me (British English) "I had fever" sounds like a line from a mid-19th century novel where "fever" is a vague word meaning an illness whose exact nature is not known or where it is a synonym of the ague or malaria or some such. I'm happy to accept that AE still uses it. | |
| Sep 30, 2011 at 19:53 | comment | added | Stop Slandering Monica Cellio | Is that sufficient? I was editing it at the same time as you were posting your follow, I think. | |
| Sep 30, 2011 at 18:49 | comment | added | FumbleFingers | Well, if you accept my point then feel free to change incorrect to less common in you answer, and I'll reverse my downvote. | |
| Sep 30, 2011 at 18:49 | history | edited | Stop Slandering Monica Cellio | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
added 400 characters in body
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| Sep 30, 2011 at 16:31 | comment | added | FumbleFingers | -1: I/he had fever might be a slightly declining usage, but I can't accept that it's "incorrect". | |
| Sep 30, 2011 at 14:45 | history | edited | Stop Slandering Monica Cellio | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
ammending answer in light of a comment.
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| Sep 30, 2011 at 14:38 | comment | added | Urbycoz | The OP asks whether it is acceptible without "a" also. | |
| Sep 30, 2011 at 14:37 | vote | accept | Some Guy | ||
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| Sep 30, 2011 at 14:33 | history | answered | Stop Slandering Monica Cellio | CC BY-SA 3.0 |