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New2grammar Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

motion sicknesss

<Speaking to the car driver>Don't turn so aggresively. I'll get sea sick (motion sick?What's the right adjective?)
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car sick is the adjective. motion sickness is good as a noun. CJ

  • car sick is the adjective.
  • motion sickness is good as a noun.
  • CJ
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car sick is the adjective. motion sickness is good as a noun.

CJ
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Thanks, CJ. What if you were in a train or a plane or a bus? train sick, plane sick and bus sick?
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I think ..with any moving thing (car/plane/train) it should be motion sickness, as the real culprit is 'motion' here not the vehicle.
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suhanii, I don't quite understand what you are saying. As pointed out by CJ, motion sickness is only good as a noun. I need an adjective to complete my sentence -- I'll get ___(car sick, etc)
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motion sick is not a combination I hear, but it may be used. I think it's more idiomatic to rephrase it so you can use the noun.
CJ
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i got your point ..the thing is if you write "motion sick" it can give an impression of 'diarrhoea or loose motion" Emotion: smile
don't know.
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Thanks CJ and suhanii. Any suggstion on how to rephrase?

Is it natural to say "I'll have motion sickness"?
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i am unable to make out ..why are u saying 'sea sick' to car driver?
how will "I fear motion sickness" work
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I wasn't sure which adjective to use which was why I asked the question and CJ said it should be car sick. Please refer to CJ's answer.
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New2grammarIs it natural to say "I'll have motion sickness"?
Yes. Even better I'll get motion sickness.
CJ

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