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Which of these three phrases below do you think is correct when someone asks for the day off from work? I've heard them all, but I think only one is correct.

called in sick

called out sick

called off sick




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Posted - August 4, 2016

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  • 2500

    Whichever one works best is the correct one.

      August 4, 2016 3:34 PM MDT
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  • 53509
    And which one is that?

    :|
      August 4, 2016 3:43 PM MDT
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  • 53509
    Me no unnerstan


    :[
      August 4, 2016 3:57 PM MDT
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  • 1002

    I think the correct phrase is: "I need the day off on X-day." Calling in sick when you just want the day off would be wrong ;)

      August 4, 2016 3:58 PM MDT
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  • 2052

    call in, sick

      August 4, 2016 3:59 PM MDT
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  • 53509
    If someone is off-site and makes a phone call to their job, wouldn't that denote "calling in"?
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      August 4, 2016 3:59 PM MDT
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  • 46117

    Called.  Reason?  SICK. 

    The end.  There is no in nor out nor still nor off.

    I came, I called, I vomited. 

      August 4, 2016 4:00 PM MDT
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  • 53509
    Thank you.
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      August 4, 2016 4:01 PM MDT
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  • "Called in sick" is the only one I hear around here. 

      August 4, 2016 4:24 PM MDT
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  • 53509
    Thank you; you and I agree. I've heard the other two, and they usually make me cringe.

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      August 4, 2016 5:25 PM MDT
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  • 53509
    Thank you, I happen to believe that it's the only correct one. In my neck of the woods, I sometimes hear the other two. Vomitous at best.
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      August 4, 2016 5:27 PM MDT
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  • 17

    called in sick

      August 4, 2016 5:33 PM MDT
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  • 53509
    Thank you.

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      August 4, 2016 5:39 PM MDT
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  • 1264

    Called in hungover.

      August 4, 2016 5:48 PM MDT
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  • 304
    I think it is correct to "call off sick."
      August 4, 2016 5:50 PM MDT
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  • 3934

    In this day and age, the correct phrasing is, "Shut up peon, back to work!"

    Sick days are only for Teh Magik Job Creatorz.

      August 4, 2016 6:24 PM MDT
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  • 1002

    Yes, I'd say so :)

      August 4, 2016 7:02 PM MDT
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      August 4, 2016 7:38 PM MDT
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  • 2327

    called-off-sick.

      August 4, 2016 8:21 PM MDT
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  • 53509
    Ok.
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      August 4, 2016 10:11 PM MDT
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  • 53509
    (Doesn't this answer violate the restraining order?)

    :|
      August 4, 2016 10:12 PM MDT
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  • 53509
    Ok.
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      August 4, 2016 10:13 PM MDT
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  • 2465

    When someone asks for a day off from work it's usually in advance and it's called a personal day or a vacation day.  

     

    When  someone is sick, they aren't generally ASKING for a day off.  They're telling the employer that they're taking the day off due to their sickness.  In that case, I'd have to say "George called IN sick today" (as in the boy made a telephone call IN to work to say he would be OFF work due his throwing up and acute diarrhea.

      August 5, 2016 6:23 PM MDT
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  • 53509
    I agree.

    :)
      August 6, 2016 9:36 PM MDT
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