I went home from work early because I felt nauseated. Speaking of which, the phrase "I feel nauseous" is one of my pet peeves. See "nauseous" = "nauseating". The word they're looking for is "nauseated". It's like the difference between "disgusting" and "disgusted". I mean, I guess you could say "I feel disgusting" to mean "this feeling is disgusting me", but it comes off sounding more like "I am disgusting myself".
I realize this is a silly battle because it's already lost. Everyone says "nauseous", not "nauseated". Still...stop insulting yourself.
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