nauseous vs nauseated = another pet peeve

2linesin09

When I hear people using these words incorrectly I want to scream!!!

 https://phrogz.net/nodes/nauseous.asp

 

efortune

Relax.  Breathe a little.

Jacquiemark

Finally I am not the only one. What really bothers me is when I say that I feel nauseated and then someone tries to correct me.  No sir, I am right.

stefani6124

I guess I have bigger things to freak out about... but yay for you. Teach proper usage to the world...

chelseybelle

this is horrible to admit, but I always spell nauseous wrong so I just stick to nauseated.  Good thing I was right

Redrose101307

chelseybelle:

this is horrible to admit, but I always spell nauseous wrong so I just stick to nauseated.  Good thing I was right

haha me too

staycee

I learned the difference back in like Junior High vocabulary lesson.    Proud to say I've used them correctly ever since.

efortune

stefani6124:

I guess I have bigger things to freak out about... but yay for you. Teach proper usage to the world...

I agree, I have better things to get upset about, especially on a board that is just for fun.  A couple grammar nazis are funny, then everyone tries to jump on board, and it just gets annoying.

CandyMatte

Ooops, I'm guilty! I will switch to nauseated

arob2009

efortune:

stefani6124:

I guess I have bigger things to freak out about... but yay for you. Teach proper usage to the world...

I agree, I have better things to get upset about, especially on a board that is just for fun.  A couple grammar nazis are funny, then everyone tries to jump on board, and it just gets annoying.

 I am going to 3rd this.   I am new here, and don't want everyone to jump on me & start a thread like I saw yesterday, something along the lines of "sheeesss baccck" but really, why are some people here so nasty--I thought a board like this was for support & sympathy.  Do we really need to consult a dictionary before posting so that we don't get reamed?  I wouldn't treat my "real life" friends like that, and especially not someone who came to me with fears/excitement/questions because they are experiencing something new.

gniddew

Ummm... nope. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nauseous

LizBusch

wow.

Geekchick921

Jacquiemark:

Finally I am not the only one. What really bothers me is when I say that I feel nauseated and then someone tries to correct me.  No sir, I am right.

Stupid bump making me triple post. 

This bothers me, too.

Geekchick921

Jacquiemark:

Finally I am not the only one. What really bothers me is when I say that I feel nauseated and then someone tries to correct me.  No sir, I am right.

Geekchick921

Jacquiemark:

Finally I am not the only one. What really bothers me is when I say that I feel nauseated and then someone tries to correct me.  No sir, I am right.

mari_gold

This debate reminds me of my first job as a copy editor when my boss wouldn't let us use the word "host" as a verb. Instead, we got stuck with bulky phrases like "The home team will play host to the visitors tomorrow." We sounded ridiculously out of touch.

Language grows and changes. 

gniddew

mari_gold:

This debate reminds me of my first job as a copy editor when my boss wouldn't let us use the word "host" as a verb. Instead, we got stuck with bulky phrases like "The home team will play host to the visitors tomorrow." We sounded ridiculously out of touch.

Language grows and changes. 

Amen to that. We might not always like it (I'm still annoyed by "ain't" getting a dictionary entry years ago), but it changes.