Grammar Misteaks, Spelling Misteaks, and Bad Puns :)

[ItsNotAboutTheMoney]

non-sequitur: I will hate to see what will happen to Elon the first time he loses someone in an inevitable accident.

non sequitur: non sequitur doesn't have a hyphen.

 

[Dr. Pete]

Why is it that North Americans don't know the difference between "nauseous" and "nauseated"?

 

[tomas]

Why is it that North Americans don't know the difference between "nauseous" and "nauseated"?

I know, that makes me sick!

 

[MrClown]

Why is it that North Americans don't know the difference between "nauseous" and "nauseated"?

Perhaps it is because it's appropriate to use them the same way. If you ask google to define both words, you'll find that the first definition of both is essentially the same:
Google <- Nauseous
Google <- Nauseated

 

[Thud]

Why is it that North Americans don't know the difference between "nauseous" and "nauseated"?

No. They literally mean the same thing.

Nauseous - Definition and More from the Free Merriam-Webster Dictionary

Those who insist that nauseous can properly be used only in sense 1 and that in sense 2 it is an error for nauseated are mistaken. Current evidence shows these facts: nauseous is most frequently used to mean physically affected with nausea, usually after a linking verb such as feel or become;figurative use is quite a bit less frequent. Use of nauseous in sense 1 is much more often figurative than literal, and this use appears to be losing ground to nauseating. Nauseated is used more widely than nauseous in sense 2.

-1 internet points for you.

 

[ggr]

No. They literally mean the same thing.

Nauseous - Definition and More from the Free Merriam-Webster Dictionary



-1 internet points for you.

I disagree. Nauseous just means you feel sick. Nauseated means something caused you to feel sick. This is the difference between sense 1 and sense 2.

 

[Johan]

Language is in continual change.

 

[tomas]

Language is in continual change.

Northern Europeans use "continual" and "continuous" interchangeably... Is that correct? Discuss.:wink:

 

[Johan]

Northern Europeans use "continual" and "continuous" interchangeably... Is that correct? Discuss.:wink:

Nice! +1 internet point to you! I liked your christmas tune BTW.

 

[doug]

I heard this yesterday on NPR and it seems to be about someone we might know.

Don't You Dare Use 'Comprised Of' On Wikipedia: One Editor Will Take It Out : NPR

 

[muleferg]

Thanks to all on this forum I have learnt a lot.

 

[bonnie]

I heard this yesterday on NPR and it seems to be about someone we might know.

Don't You Dare Use 'Comprised Of' On Wikipedia: One Editor Will Take It Out : NPR

But understand this: Every time we avoid saying "comprised of," the pedants win.

Are you a pedant or are you comprised of better stuff?

 

[tomas]

Are you a pedant or are you comprised of better stuff?

It doesn't matter, we pedants are losing badly in an hour from now.

 

[AnOutsider]

Now if you're like me and don't see anything wrong with the sentence, "The book is comprised of three chapters," you can rest assured that we're in good company.

Haha, I got the point (comprises vs comprised of), but it's one of those things like "charger" vs "wall connector". For all intents and purposes, it's the same thing.

 

[tomas]

Thanks to all on this forum I have learnt a lot.

Here here!

 

[doug]

Here here!

Apropriate for this thread (though perhaps you were being clever and your mistake was intentional) it's "hear, hear!"

 

[tomas]

Apropriate for this thread (though perhaps you were being clever and your mistake was intentional) it's "hear, hear!"

Bingo. Wasn't mistake, just echoing misuse I've seen time and time again on this forum.

 

[Airwolf]

No, it's not. Only the simple-minded could possibly find it confusing. Get over it.

If you want to "help" or "correct" people when it matters, go for it. Harping on it when it doesn't matter just makes you smaller and wastes everyone's bandwidth -- internet and human.

Just be really careful when doing this. I know another member who was "banned forever" for trying to nicely correct someone's grammar!

 

[Andyw2100]

Reading comprehension apparently is weak nowadays.

As is, apparently, your writing ability:

I would argue the majority of perspective buyers are smart enough to understand this is a new startup with something special on it's hands.

I currently own a F-type, a Porsche cayenne and a Audi S5. Everyone one of them has has some small issue to deal with. The ironic part? Even with dealers within 5 miles of my home, it's easier for me to get service done by a ranger (closes SC is 110 miles away) then take my ICE cars in locally.

 

[GreenT]

The next Tesla Event, can someone please +1 me as their guest. I will stream via youtube live with no stream issues Or Tesla, Your welcome to invite me directly. I'd be happy to do it at no charge....

Buy an EDITOR and someone might take you seriously.