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by christina in September 11th, 2008   
Topics: Celebrity     Tags: ,

nauseous vs. nauseated
Natalie Cole recounts her battle with hepatitis C in the new issue of People. “I couldn’t get out of bed for three weeks,” she said. “I was nauseous every day.”
While we’re very glad she’s overcome the virus and don’t want to appear insensitive, there is a linguistic point worth raising here.
Nauseous means “causing [...]

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