At least it's not a mute point.
Mal: Well, you were right about this being a bad idea. Zoe: Thanks for sayin', sir.
'Serenity'
Natter 69: Practically names itself.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Ginger - Feb 10, 2012 11:41:31 am PST #21319 of 30001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
brenda m - Feb 10, 2012 11:41:47 am PST #21320 of 30001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
I do not correct people's spoken English, although when some people say, "I feel nauseous," I think, "You're certainly having that effect on me." I'll probably always change "I feel nauseous" to "I feel nauseated" in written copy.
Oh yeah, totally different thing. My irk is only directed at the verbal correction.
§ ita § - Feb 10, 2012 11:46:55 am PST #21321 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I'm not sure why this swing in the definition of nauseous is supposed to be worse than the original swing. Is 100 years ago still too recent?
Amy - Feb 10, 2012 11:48:57 am PST #21322 of 30001
Because books.
With regard to nauseous/nauseated, I don't think I know one person (uh, outside of this board) who uses them correctly.
Sue - Feb 10, 2012 11:59:06 am PST #21323 of 30001
hip deep in pie
I have never thought nauseous meant anything but feeling nauseated until today. But I don't use it often, because it's a spelling trap for me.
aurelia - Feb 10, 2012 11:59:48 am PST #21324 of 30001
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
Who wants a ridiculous music joke?
C, E-flat, and G go into a bar. The bartender says, "Sorry, but we don't serve minors." So E-flat leaves, and C and G have an open fifth between them. After a few drinks, the fifth is diminished, and G is out flat. F comes in and tries to augment the situation, but is not sharp enough. D comes in and heads for the bathroom, saying, "Excuse me; I'll just be a second." Then A comes in, but the bartender is not convinced that this relative of C is not a minor. Then the bartender notices B-flat hiding at the end of the bar and says, "Get out! You're the seventh minor I've found in this bar tonight." E-flat comes back the next night in a three-piece suit with nicely shined shoes. The bartender says, "You're looking sharp tonight. Come on in, this could be a major development." Sure enough, E-flat soon takes off his suit and everything else, and is au natural. Eventually C sobers up and realizes in horror that he's under a rest. C is brought to trial, found guilty of contributing to the diminution of a minor, and is sentenced to 10 years of D.S. without Coda at an upscale correctional facility.
Dana - Feb 10, 2012 12:01:25 pm PST #21325 of 30001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Holy cow, that's a long way to go for a music joke. I'm impressed.
-t - Feb 10, 2012 12:02:27 pm PST #21326 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
That's wonderful.
Steph L. - Feb 10, 2012 12:08:03 pm PST #21327 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
That's awesome.
Ginger - Feb 10, 2012 12:08:26 pm PST #21328 of 30001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Is 100 years ago still too recent?
As I understand it, it's been a gradual shift in common usage, so that by the '30s, there were enough people saying "I feel nauseous" to make Prof. Strunk say, "Ur doin it wrong." and for E.B. White to keep it in commonly misused words and phrases in his 1959 revision. I am conservative about adopting usage changes based on popular misuse, but then again, I'm a pedant.