Certain sets of words in the English language tend to confuse people. I have found the following to be among them:
NAUSEATED / NAUSEOUS
People often say they feel nauseous when what they actually mean is that they feel nauseated. Something nauseous induces nausea whereas to feel nauseated is to feel sick at the stomach.
INCORRECT: Whenever I drive by the garbage dump, I roll up the windows of the car so I won’t get nauseous.
CORRECT: Whenever I drive by the garbage dump, I roll up the windows of the car so I won’t get nauseated.
ALSO CORRECT: If you live near a paper mill, you eventually get used to the nauseous odor.
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