Say what you really mean

I left school the other because I was nauseated. I was not nauseous, which means that I would be making other people sick to their stomachs.

Reminds me of the famous (and almost certainly fictional) story of Noah Webster, the dictionary guy. When he was caught by his wife doing some hanky-panky with the maid, she exclaimed, "Mr Webster, I'm surprised!" To which he replied, "No, my dear, I am surprised, you are astonished."