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Nicely Nauseated

To be nauseated is the proper term for feeling sick in the stomach. Nauseous, on the other hand, means something is sickening to contemplate. Don’t say you feel nauseous unless you mean you are sickening for others to contemplate. Nice … Continue reading

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Delusive

An excellent and serviceable word that I don’t think I have ever heard or seen in print before today. It means giving a misleading impression.

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As, Like

Use as before clauses and phrases. Like modifies nouns and pronouns. My car is like hers. Her baby smells good, as a baby should.

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