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Old 02-21-2013, 01:31 PM
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I get a grammar-nerdy chuckle out of one example from Strunk & White's "Elements of Style":

Nauseous. Nauseated. The first means “sickening to comtemplate”; the second means “sick at the stomach.” Do not, therefore, say “I feel nauseous,” unless you are sure you have that effect on others.
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