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?
Lydia: But you are a vampire. Spike: If I'm not, I'm gonna be pissed about drinking all that blood.
'Potential'
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.
§ ita § - Feb 10, 2012 11:46:55 am PST #21321 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
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.
Kat - Feb 10, 2012 12:16:40 pm PST #21329 of 30001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
They left out "hopefully" on the common grammar mistakes. I hope it was just an oversight. (yes. I know that ship has sailed).
Moot is one that pisses me off. I have always used it to mean able to be debated endlessly without hopes of resolution. Which yes, I guess does mean it is not important. Sigh.
§ ita § - Feb 10, 2012 12:17:49 pm PST #21330 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
it's been a gradual shift in common usage
It's in Webster's 1913. That's why I don't get why it's an issue in 2012. It feels like that hurdle has been leapt already.
I can be anal with the best of them, but if I don't have any living relatives that lived during the official change in usage, I'm pretty much good with letting it slide.
Anyway, now I'm preoccupied with how brachiosauruses have sex.