The Chicago Guide to Grammar, Usage, and Punctuation by Bryan A. Garner

Author:Bryan A. Garner [Garner, Bryan A.]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3, pdf
Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
Published: 2016-04-12T04:00:00+00:00

nauseous; nauseated. Whatever is nauseous, traditionally speaking, induces a feeling of nausea—it makes us feel sick to our stomachs. To feel sick is to be nauseated. Although the use of nauseous to mean nauseated may be too common to be called an error anymore, strictly speaking it is poor usage. Because of the ambiguity in nauseous, the wisest course may be to stick to the participial adjectives nauseated and nauseating.

necessary; necessitous. Necessary means “required under the circumstances” {the necessary arrangements}. Necessitous means “impoverished” {living in necessitous circumstances}.

neither. Four points. First, like either, this word when functioning as subject of a clause takes a singular verb {neither of the subjects was given that medicine}. Second, a neither–nor construction should frame grammatically parallel expressions {neither the room’s being too cold nor the heater’s malfunction could justify his boorish reaction} (both noun elements). (See §§ 266, 332.) Third, a simple neither–nor construction should have only two elements {neither bricks nor stones}—though it’s perfectly permissible to multiply nors for emphasis {neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night}. Fourth, the word is acceptably pronounced either /nee-thәr/ or /nI-thәr/.

nerve-racking; *nerve-wracking. Use the former. See rack.

1920 Ratio of Frequency in Printed Books: 14:1

2008 Ratio of Frequency in Printed Books: 2:1

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