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Grammar goofs

Goof of the week:

Are you nauseous or nauseated?

Nauseous is an adjective that means causing nausea; sickening, disgusting; sickening to contemplate

Nauseated is a verb that  means to feel nausea, become sick; sick at the stomach

“Do not, therefore, say ‘I feel nauseous’ unless you are sure you have that effect on others.” ~ Strunk and White in The Elements of Style (p. 53)

Correcting the goof:  Know the difference!

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