Madam, I may be drunk but BLEAUUUUURGH...
EV is off getting married (and is not even getting a panther ring out of it, so I don't know why she's bothering!) and so I have once again been named Emcee¹ of National Adjective Day!
In honor of National Adjective Day, let me teach you a little something that I only learned within the last year! While the word "nauseous" is often used to describe the feeling of being sick to your stomach (and most dictionaries now accept the use of this word for that purpose), the original definition of the word is something that makes others feel sick. So when someone says, "I feel nauseous," you can retort, "You smell nauseous." Then you should run before they puke on you. If you want to be all correct and traditional and prescriptivist about it, you should use the word "nauseated" when you want to prepare someone to deal with your impending vomit.
Tell us all about your favorite adjectives, in the comments, or in your own blog!
srah - Saturday, 3 May 2008 - 8:06 AM
Tags: holidays, memes, national adjective day
Tall! No, nice!
"The man is eating cat food!"