Does "your" instead of "you're" drive anyone else nuts?

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...or do I just have PMS?

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I can really relate to this topic! I learned all the grammar I ever needed to know in my 8th grade English class and have been annoyed with stuff like this ever since. I especially don't like when people misuse "to" and "too". I mean, come on!! Great topic to vent with others on!

I'm sorry, but this thread just asks for improvement of writing skills. There needs to be a noun after "like", in your 2nd sentence, so that it reads, "I especially don't like it, when people misuse "to" and "too". You could also say, "I particularly don't like it............."

English used correctly, holds special significance for me, too. I hope you don't mind the correction I suggested.

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Here we are. still debating enunciation, and correct verbiage. I am amazed that it garners this much attention. Though some of it has been rather amusing in a dry sort of way. But so much debate here, while there are so many bigger problems to discuss and solve in today's world.

p.s. My rotator cuff is just fine

You're correct, there is a lot more to life. However, when nurses' notes and letters to political representatives, etc. are written, you get more credibility when you write correctly. :zzzzz

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Oh my freaking God, and what about people (or brochures or giant billboards) that just sprinkle their advertisement's with load's of unneeded apostrophe's? Make's me nut's!!

And today's pet peeve...everyone in my department seems to be saying laxidaisical instead of lax or lackadaisical. I have heard that from 3 different RNs lately, 2 of which are advanced practice. They actually made me doubt myself for a minute and look it up!!

So glad I'm not alone :)

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Well, here in NY many of my professors pronounced 'centimeter' as 'sonameter'. What is up with that??

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Well, here in NY many of my professors pronounced 'centimeter' as 'sonameter'. What is up with that??

i'm in boston, and some say "centimeter", others say "sontimeter".

i say sontimeter, myself.

leslie

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Well, here in NY many of my professors pronounced 'centimeter' as 'sonameter'. What is up with that??

The British use the long "o", in centimeter, but there's no "o" in the word; Americans use the monetary "cent" pronunciation. How about saying just "cm's"

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The British use the long "o", in centimeter, but there's no "o" in the word; Americans use the monetary "cent" pronunciation. How about saying just "cm's"

When I was studying engineering, all of my instructors including the Brits said Centimeter. I didn't hear sontimeter until I went to lamaze class with my wife. Hearing it makes me wonder if the instructor also refers to the sonter of a circle.

I did look it up though and both pronunciations are listed in the dictionary. Of course, English has some strange ones. Consider baseline and vaseline. Should we pronounce the first as bass-o-lean?:chuckle

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My pet peeve - "We need to give this item its due diligence," has turned into "We need to do diligence." Grrr.

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Does "your" instead of "you're" drive anyone else nuts?

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...or do I just have PMS?

More obsessive than PMS? (just asking)

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Thanks for all the feecback on cenitmeter vs. sontimeter. I had no idea that 'sontimeter' was actually considered correct. I thought it was just a NY thing! lol

:yeah:

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not understanding 6th grade english, IS a big deal...

esp in a profession that commands superior communication skills AND is already suffering w/a subpar image.

honestly hippy, if you don't like this thread, feel free to go elsewhere.

otherwise, i'm just not seeing anything productive about your :twocents:.

leslie

Exactly.

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Thanks for all the feecback on cenitmeter vs. sontimeter. I had no idea that 'sontimeter' was actually considered correct. I thought it was just a NY thing! lol

:yeah:

Actually there are many threads with this particular word mentioned.

Someone said it is French . . .however if you are going to pronounce it in French, just to be consistent you need to do the same with the last part of the word, which would then be centimètre . . . . and that isn't pronounced "meter".

Here is the English pronunciation - browse down to the speaker and click on it to hear the word pronounced: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/centimeter

Here is the French pronunciation - go to "C" and scroll down to centimètre http://french.about.com/library/pronunciation/bl-audiodico.htm

I too heard it the first time in a Lamaze class 27 years ago - and it sounded pretentious then and sounds pretentious now.

Since it has been accepted into our language I guess we have to live with it. However, it isn't the correct pronunciation in French or English . . :D

steph

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