is it oriented or orientated?

[cokie]

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]

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]

Irregardless instead of regardless.

[sbic56, BSN, RN]

I could care less, when it is I couldn't care less.

[unbridled]

pacific for specific

nyukular for nuclear

[rebelwaclause, ASN, RN]

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]

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]

Mute point instead of moot point.

Aggravating phrase that's common out here: "I took her/him a bath."

[memphispanda, RN]

Originally posted by P_RN

Enema good

:imbar

[gwenith, BSN, RN]

Halt who goes there freind or enema?

[ShortFuse_LPN, LPN]

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]

How about "fair-nix" instead of pharynx and "lair-nix" instead of larynx. And then there's always the asthma "exasperation".