September 2, 2010

Sickening grammar

In the world of medicine there has been a grammatical battle raging for what seems an eternity.

“Who are the warring parties?”, you ask.

On one side are those that say “nauseating”, and on the the other, those that say “nauseous”.

“Other related terms from the 17th century

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An oslerphile suffering from a bad case of knowledge dipsosis. Key areas of interest include: emergency medicine, critical care, toxicology, tropical medicine, clinical epidemiology, history, literature and the internet-learning revolution. @precordialthump

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  1. In the 'Fast Lane': Sickening grammar http://tinyurl.com/yhwtee5

  2. Robbo says:

    RT @precordialthump: In the 'Fast Lane': Sickening grammar http://tinyurl.com/yhwtee5 – I find the whole argument nauseative

  3. james says:

    Congratulations, I'm glad you brought this important controversy to our attention. Personally, when feeling unwell, I would much rather be “nauseated”. I don't very much like the idea of being “nauseous” to others.

  4. james says:

    Congratulations, I'm glad you brought this important controversy to our attention. Personally, when feeling unwell, I would much rather be “nauseated”. I don't very much like the idea of being “nauseous” to others.

  5. @BiteTheDust Nauseous or nauseated? http://su.pr/22IO2P

  6. Robbo says:

    RT @precordialthump: @BiteTheDust Nauseous or nauseated? http://su.pr/22IO2P – both after thinking of fuschia as a colour!

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