Keep fuckin’ that chicken.

Despite the fact that I’ve been schooled on the difference between “nauseous” and “nauseated”, I still use “nauseous” incorrectly.

I am not, nor have I ever been, nauseous.  That is, I’ve never been in a position to make someone in my presence physically ill (as far as I know).

nauseous adj (1612) 1 : causing nausea or disgust : NAUSEATING

nauseate vb -ated; -ating vi (1625) 1 : to become affected with nausea

God, how I hate that word, also:  exploitative.

Can someone preventate?  What about exploitate?  No!  Unfortunately, “preventative” has been around since 1666 — and found its provenance only 27 years after “preventive” according to my dictionary.

“Exploitative” is even worse.  It came about first!  1885 vs. 1921 for “exploitive.”  Heaven grant me patience.

I say we should infuse English with a little common sense for a change and banish most of those “ative” words.

“Commentator” can stay.  ”Commenter” doesn’t quite capture the essence of what a “commentator” does.  Fake word for a fake occupation, works for me.