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Ad nauseam vs. Ad nauseum
Ad nauseam
/æd ˈnɔːziæm/Examples:
He talks about his success ad nauseam.The debate on this topic continues ad nauseam.They revisited the same argument ad nauseam.
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Ad nauseum
/æd ˈnɔːziəm/Examples:
The professor explained the theory ad nauseum during the lecture.I've heard the story about her promotion ad nauseum by now.He repeated the instructions ad nauseum until everyone understood.
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Ways to tell them apart:
- Ad nauseam is the correct and widely accepted spelling.
- Ad nauseum is a common misspelling of ad nauseam.
- Remember that nauseam has the a before the m, matching the Latin origin.
- Think of museum to recall that nau is followed by seam, not seum.
- The term is derived from Latin, where ad means to and nauseam means nausea.
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