things said wrong that drive you crazy

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    Specializes in Peds(PICU, NICU float), PDN, ICU.

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Elle23

415 Posts

Ugh I say ve-hicle [/quote']

Either way is correct. I researched it.

Trust me, this has caused much contention in my home!

nrsang97, BSN, RN

2,602 Posts

Specializes in Neuro ICU and Med Surg.
exasperate vs exacerbate

This is the one that really, really gets on my nerves along with O2 Stat, and when people say melk for milk.

nrsang97, BSN, RN

2,602 Posts

Specializes in Neuro ICU and Med Surg.
"The Walmart language" makes me cringe every time I hear it. Some of the worst ones for me personally, not nursing related, are the following... "I seen that on the TV" or "I got my hair did."

I have cringed so many times when a friend of mine posted on facebook "Getting my hair did". Your hair is getting styled or done. Saying you got your hair did sounds dumb.

I also can't stand when someone says "mines" . No that is mine. Mines are like someone else posted explosive devices.

sop832

54 Posts

I want to scream at the poor unsuspecting person who says "bidness" to me!

Specializes in Geriatrics, Home Health.

My husband pronounces genre as "JOHN-ray."

When I lived in the ghetto, a local hair salon was called "Girlfriend Hooked Me Up!" I always wanted to walk in and ask what Girlfriend hooked her up to.

I can't stand people who use the word "rape" to describe anything besides forced sexual contact. My little sister is active duty military, and when she was stationed at West Point she described buying gas off base as "rape." I'm familiar with New York gas taxes, and it's nothing like being forced to have sex.

theres another thread going on about this very same idea, its pages and pages long of stuff. so ill toss over a couple of the stuff i posted there over here

but first, let me start of by saying "oriented" and "orientated" or both acceptable, but it depends what you're trying to say.

Patient is "Alert and Oriented"-- this means, theyre alert and know whats going on

Orientated is a verb- which means, you've oriented a person to said situation. But to say "alert and oreintated" ugh, no.

With that said, i love hearing:

Sugar Blood

High Blood

Low Blood (for anemia, not hypotension oddly enough)

Peanutbutterballs (phenobarbital)

Dilau-DERD, and Dailau-da

LarNYX (instead of larynx, same goes with pharnyx..)

and i cant get a consensus on this but often i hear dia-STOLE and sys-TOLE instead of dia-stoly and sys-toly, which is pronunciation of choice for me as ive NEVER heard anyone say a-sys-tole, instead of a-sys-toly

My husband pronounces genre as "JOHN-ray."

When I lived in the ghetto, a local hair salon was called "Girlfriend Hooked Me Up!" I always wanted to walk in and ask what Girlfriend hooked her up to.

I can't stand people who use the word "rape" to describe anything besides forced sexual contact. My little sister is active duty military, and when she was stationed at West Point she described buying gas off base as "rape." I'm familiar with New York gas taxes, and it's nothing like being forced to have sex.

another than your husbands abysmal pronunciation of genre, the other examples are more just colloquial. im much for forgiving of that than blatant disregard of spelling and modern day phonetics lol

chrisrn24

905 Posts

I was shocked the other day when someone told me that I wasn't supposed to pronounce the "t" in often. She said it had been bugging her for years that I did so.

I'm still skeptical. I don't care what anyone says, the "t" should be pronounced!

Nope, the t is silent. This is one of my biggest pet peeves. (ETA well according to GreenTea it can be either away. But I'm still right. Of-ten is like nails on a chalkboard to me!)

Specializes in Medsurg/ICU, Mental Health, Home Health.
My husband pronounces genre as "JOHN-ray.".

Pretty sure this is grounds for divorce.

Specializes in ER.
Sugar instead of diabetes....

When I worked in the Caribbean for a while, everyone said " I have de Sugah!" for diabetes, and "I have de Presshhuuuh" for high blood pressure. Just embrace the silliness... it's the only way you'll survive!

Cindy_A

302 Posts

"prostrate" for prostate, "Altheimers" or "Oldtimers" for Alzheimers

Mavrick, BSN, RN

1,578 Posts

Specializes in 15 years in ICU, 22 years in PACU.

Halter moniter instead of Holter Monitor

Guaic instead of Guaiac

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