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KK10a

When you don’t feel well enough to go into the office to work, and you need to let them know, you might say, “I’ll __________.”

This question is new; it was not asked in the 1965–70 survey.

CALL IN SICK 13
CALL IN 3
“BE OUT OF THE OFFICE, SICK” 1
“BE OUT, SICK” 1
CALL IN TO WORK 1
TAKE A SICK DAY 1

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