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:xkcd is a ''webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and'' '''''language'''''. Try Google with this search phrase: "nauseated vs. nauseous". One example: | :xkcd is a ''webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and'' '''''language'''''. Try Google with this search phrase: "nauseated vs. nauseous". One example: | ||
::<blockquote>The English purists argue that, when “nauseous” entered the language from Latin, it meant only “causing nausea,” as the smell of an overfull vomit bag might, ... . “Nauseated,” on the other hand, means “afflicted with nausea,” like how that poor chap who filled the vomit bag feels, and should never, ever be substituted with “nauseous.”</blockquote> | ::<blockquote>The English purists argue that, when “nauseous” entered the language from Latin, it meant only “causing nausea,” as the smell of an overfull vomit bag might, ... . “Nauseated,” on the other hand, means “afflicted with nausea,” like how that poor chap who filled the vomit bag feels, and should never, ever be substituted with “nauseous.”</blockquote> | ||
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:It's from [https://www.rd.com/culture/nauseous-vs-nauseated/ Reader's digest: Why Grammar Nerds Hate it When You Say ‘I’m Nauseous’], read the full article, it's funny. --[[User:Dgbrt|Dgbrt]] ([[User talk:Dgbrt|talk]]) 17:46, 30 August 2018 (UTC) | :It's from [https://www.rd.com/culture/nauseous-vs-nauseated/ Reader's digest: Why Grammar Nerds Hate it When You Say ‘I’m Nauseous’], read the full article, it's funny. --[[User:Dgbrt|Dgbrt]] ([[User talk:Dgbrt|talk]]) 17:46, 30 August 2018 (UTC) | ||
:Apparently you don't watch Big Bang Theory, :) That's the most visible example I've seen of it being pointed out that "nauseous" means "causes nausea", that the standard usage is using it when we're supposed to use "nauseated". I've seen this pointed out enough that I try to remember to say "nauseated" on the rare occasions it comes up. :) [[User:NiceGuy1|NiceGuy1]] ([[User talk:NiceGuy1|talk]]) 05:40, 2 September 2018 (UTC) | :Apparently you don't watch Big Bang Theory, :) That's the most visible example I've seen of it being pointed out that "nauseous" means "causes nausea", that the standard usage is using it when we're supposed to use "nauseated". I've seen this pointed out enough that I try to remember to say "nauseated" on the rare occasions it comes up. :) [[User:NiceGuy1|NiceGuy1]] ([[User talk:NiceGuy1|talk]]) 05:40, 2 September 2018 (UTC) |