OMG Say it correctly!

[seanynjboy]

There is just somethings that really bother me, specifically mispronunciation of words. The specific abbreviation that realllllly grinds my gears is when a nurse or CNA/PCT says " O2 STATS" O2 "stat"uration?

Anyone have anything else that people misspell or mispronounce that gets them going??

[FineAgain]

DIA-BEET-US!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Makes me crazy. I don't however, care how you pronounce mellitus.

My Dad lives in NC and had to use a yankauer (which I pronounced correctly) and the nurse, when I asked for a clean one, laughed at me and said "don't you mean a yanker?" NO!

[SydneyJo1]

This is probably regional, but the word that drives me nuts is realtor. People around here say "real-it-ter". There is no "i" in there, people! Other than that, sahnt-oh-meter and O2 stats, as others have mentioned.

[martymoose, BSN, RN]

DIA-BEET-US!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Makes me crazy. I don't however, care how you pronounce mellitus.

Tee hee

[martymoose, BSN, RN]

What is the right pronunciation of Yankauer?

Is it Yank,as in yank-au-er? Is the au pronounced like it is in "audition"?

Is it prononuced "our"?

yank-ow-er??