Nurses General Nursing
Published Apr 16, 2003
cokie
113 Posts
what words do you hear consistently mispronounced.....my pet peeve is when people wish to say oriented, as in alert and oriented, and they actually say orientated....where are they getting the extra a and t......
ceecel.dee, MSN, RN
869 Posts
I hate that one too!
Prostrate rather than prostate bugs me.....
In report, a nurse described someone as "emancipated" rather than emaciated....had a tough time not laughing:rolleyes:
RedKat
67 Posts
Irregardless instead of regardless.
sbic56, BSN, RN
1,437 Posts
I could care less, when it is I couldn't care less.
unbridled
15 Posts
pacific for specific
nyukular for nuclear
rebelwaclause, ASN, RN
354 Posts
webster dictionary online
main entry: ori-ent-ed
pronunciation: 'or-e-"en-t&d, 'or-
function: adjective
date: 1944
: intellectually, emotionally, or functionally directed
main entry: ori-en-tate
pronunciation: 'or-e-&n-"tat, 'or-, -"en-
function: verb
inflected form(s): -tat-ed; -tat-ing
date: 1849
transitive senses : orient
intransitive senses : to face or turn to the east
either or is ok. i use oriented, or abbreviate "a & o"
P_RN, ADN, RN
6,011 Posts
Cavalry .......horse soldiers etc.
Calvary........Easter
Nuke-you-lar bad
Nu-clear..... good
Spink-ter bad
Sphincter good
Appendix as a plural
license as a plural
Emmy-na bad
Enema good
TazziRN, RN
6,487 Posts
Mute point instead of moot point.
Aggravating phrase that's common out here: "I took her/him a bath."
memphispanda, RN
810 Posts
Originally posted by P_RN Enema good
:imbar
gwenith, BSN, RN
3,755 Posts
Halt who goes there freind or enema?
ShortFuse_LPN, LPN
256 Posts
Originally posted by gwenith Halt who goes there freind or enema?
:chuckle
I work with a lady who says et instead of ate or eaten...drives me absolutly NUTS!
pdmt
22 Posts
How about "fair-nix" instead of pharynx and "lair-nix" instead of larynx. And then there's always the asthma "exasperation".