Learn To Say It Correctly!!

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Doesn't it just drive you insane when someone tells you that Mr. Smith's O2 STAT is 96%?

It's O2 SAT people! Sat, short for saturation. I even hear respiratory therapists saying this. I am sooooo tempted to say something next time, but I know it's just petty, so I needed to vent here. Thank you.

Specializes in PICU, ICU, Hospice, Mgmt, DON.

If I see "can you give me some advise"...one more time I will pour bleach into my eyes...there are no less than 3 different threads with that little gem on it...I mean really, do people not know the difference between advice and advise???? and when and how to use them?

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diva RN said:
If I see "can you give me some advise"...one more time I will pour bleach into my eyes...there are no less than 3 different threads with that little gem on it...I mean really, do people not know the difference between advice and advise???? and when and how to use them?

Do you want a German shepherd, or golden lab for your guide dog? 

your/you're.... their/there/they're..... too/to......had went...'talked to me real serious' (really????).... 

There is no concept of the difference between verbs, adverbs, and adjectives. 

But, step away from the bleach 

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Anybody else notice the increase in people using an extra "h" or "ch" in their pronunciation of things like

"schtrong" (as opposed to weak)

"schtrange" (vs relatively normal)

"exchtreme" (not ordinary)

........etc. ?????

DRIVES ME NUTS..... no wonder people can't spell. They can't even say the actual word.

Some of the worst are journalists and professional "gabbers"- actors/celebrities.... 

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Specializes in Emergency/Cath Lab.

After reading more and more of these, I'd **** a lot of you off. 

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That Guy said:
After reading more and more of these, I'd **** a lot of you off. 

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Specializes in Med/Surg, Geriatric, Hospice.

I used to work with a nurse who would say 'teef' instead of teeth and 'breave' instead of breathe. She'd also say 'yourinal' instead of 'urinal' but I think that was just a dialect.

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I had a nursing professor say "I mean, she was emancipated...like she hadn't eaten in three days!"

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dasburyrn said:
i had a nursing professor say "i mean, she was emancipated...like she hadn't eaten in three days!" ?

Oh, dear god..........This is one of the worst malaproprisms I have ever heard.

I am really speechless over this...And....

Please do not glorify this person with the title "Professor"....If she/he is a real professor, then I really, really fear for the future of nursing................I hope she/he is an adjunct teacher/instructor just picking up a few classes...Otherwise, oh my gosh..Run, run away.

And on a lighter note...I guess that all of the slaves that Abraham Lincoln emancipated hadn't eaten in days either.

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dasburyrn said:
I had a nursing professor say "I mean, she was emancipated...like she hadn't eaten in three days!" ?

like 3 days is gonna do it. nobody watches survivor anymore?  it takes them at least a couple of weeks to look like x-rays with undies on 

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Haha! Diva, you are correct. He wasn't actually a professor, rather an adjunct. He mispronounced or misused a word nearly every sentence. It's hard to respect someone as a professional if they can't pronounce words correctly. So many people complained to the Dean about him that he was not asked back.

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dasburyRN said:
Haha! Diva, you are correct. He wasn't actually a professor, rather an adjunct. He mispronounced or misused a word nearly every sentence. It's hard to respect someone as a professional if they can't pronounce words correctly. So many people complained to the Dean about him that he was not asked back.

Reminds me of a guy who was teaching in S. Texas last I heard ....

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beckyboo1 said:
That reminds me of a story one of the cardiologists here told me. He said when he was working in a large teaching hospital, he got a call from the hospital pharmacy. Apparently, someone had tried to forge a prescription under him for Mofeen, 1 pound

Oh . . . he was pulling your leg. That's a really old old story that docs like to tell. I fell for it when I was a new nurse from a L&D doc here. ?

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