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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??

:no:

Specializes in ORTHOPAEDICS-CERTIFIED SINCE 89.

Actually Jimmy Carter was a nuclear engineer (I think I am right) in the Navy and he consistently said NUC-U-Lar. As did Dubya, Ike and millions more. *I* however say NEW-Clear as *I* live 40 miles from a NEW- Clear reactor at the Savannah River Site. Home of heavy water used in the hydrogen Bumb.

Here is a quote from Wikipedia quoting from the American Heritage Dictionary:

American Heritage Dictionary:

"The pronunciation (noo'kyə-lər), which is generally considered incorrect, is an example of how a familiar phonological pattern can influence an unfamiliar one ... [since] much more common is the similar sequence (-kyə-lər), which occurs in words like particular, circular, spectacular, and in many scientific words like molecular, ocular, and vascular." [7]

Some of the CNAs I give report to, when I say "This patient is on iso for MRSA", I have seen them write "Mersa" or even "Merced". Really? It's one of the most common infections in the hospital. How can you not know what the abbreviation is, even if you don't know what it stands for - not a clue!

I was thinking perhaps jonny was being sarcastic???

Sorry, but precordial is the correct term :)
Specializes in Neuro ICU and Med Surg.

When my mother in law says colonoscomy instead of colonoscopy. That makes me crazy. But I am the nurse and I don't know anything LOL

I am a New Englander, born and bred. Mary, marry, and merry are all the same to me. fairy and ferry also, same. gulf and golf also. hmm

In nursing school, we had an instructor who said "umbiLIKEus", "sontimeter", and "di-LITAY-tion". It drove me nuts because most of my classmates started saying it that way too. From what I understand, those are acceptable variations, still bugs me though :)

My husband and his family are from the mid-west and they don't seem to have the variation of vowel sounds we have here in the north east. For example: marry, merry, Mary all sound exactly the same. Or fairy, furry, ferry. Gulf & golf. Walk & wok. Picture & Pitcher. I understand it's a regional thing, but it has led to some pretty hilarious conversations because I totally didn't know what he was talking about.

Once we were talking about the weather in Sarasota, Florida and he says "I think the golf is what makes it rain every afternoon." So I say "They do have large areas of grass which wouldn't otherwise be there, but do you really think the amount of water they need to maintain it could actually affect the weather?" We were both like "what?!" He meant the Gulf, of course.

Another time a fairy carried his car across the water in Maryland.

Specializes in Transitional Nursing.

I know someone who says "Cousant" Instead of "cousin" and On-gyon instead of "onion". Cracks me up. I just got off the phone with someone who was trying to ask me when I'd be back to work and instead it came out "When you back" Which I heard as "When you're back" and thought she was making a statement instead of answering a question. It's baaaaaad around here.

I especially despise "Cut it on" and "might can". SMH :-)

Specializes in Transitional Nursing.

I am from the north and when I moved to the south a clerk at the store directed me over to "The pillars" so, I started looking around for the things that hold the building up. I said sorry, I don't see any pillars. They meant pillow. I still get a chuckle out of that.

Specializes in Neuro ICU and Med Surg.

It drives me crazy when my husband says "close the light" instead of turn off the light. My father in law does the same thing.

I can't stand "axe" for ask, and "mines" for mine. That drives me nuts.

Specializes in Adult Nurse Practitioner.
Now, I love cultural accents . . no problem there at all.

My family is from Arkansas and Oklahoma . . . love that!

:)

My mother-in-law is from Oklahoma...say tile (towel).

Specializes in Adult Nurse Practitioner.
It drives me crazy when my husband says "close the light" instead of turn off the light. My father in law does the same thing.

I can't stand "axe" for ask, and "mines" for mine. That drives me nuts.

How about "cut on the light"?

Specializes in FNP.

I get very annoyed when I see RN's or LPN's or MD's when using it as a plural. I see it in articles, policies, powerpoints, etc. ARGH!! We should know better. When we write out two hundred nurses we don't do it as "two hundred nurse's attending the meeting" or our physician's are having a meeting. Thanks for letting me vent :)

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I was thinking perhaps jonny was being sarcastic???

Perhaps, my sarcasm-in-print detector has failed me before.

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