Reading Grammar Girl’s e-newsletters during the Christmas break, I discovered that I use nauseous incorrectly. I would say I feel nauseous, rather than I feel nauseated. The Macquarie Dictionary gives a definition of nauseous as ‘experiencing feelings of nausea’, but says this usage does not have universal acceptance.
I am not sure I will change my current usage.
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