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Originally Posted by amicus_curiae
Woo-hoo!
But you may say...
“I’m diabetic.”
“I’m depressed.”
Though one would not say, “I’m cancerous.” That sounds more like a warning of an infectious disease.
I favor making the passive voice active once again.
***look who bought the myth***
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I guess people don't know about grammar. And actually it is a little weird that people say they have cancer when it is ongoing but if they are in remission or cured, they ARE a cancer survivor.
For me it does not matter if people say have or am. For me it is the same. Like the example in french that being hungry is expressed as having hunger.
For me it doesn't sound any different. I'm nearsighted but I don't feel saying it like that defines my whole personality. I don't say I have nearsightedness.