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 Psych, Ortho, Stroke, and TBI.
"Lah-teh" is correct (wasn't sure which one was bothering you).

Yeah, it's "Laht" that bothers me.

Along with people ordering a "Wet" cappuccino. There's no such thing. A wet Cap IS a Latte.

(Former Barista)

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Specializes in Psych, Ortho, Stroke, and TBI.

Yeah, I'm a bit picky about language! I could go on and on. Expresso instead of espresso.

OOOOoooo that one kills me. It's not "Fast" coffee...

Equally annoying is when people say "Exetera" instead of "Etcetera"

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Yeah, I'm a bit picky about language! I could go on and on. Expresso instead of espresso.

ex-cape instead of escape

ex-pecially instead of especially

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OOOOoooo that one kills me. It's not "Fast" coffee...

Equally annoying is when people say "Exetera" instead of "Etcetera"

Also, "exter" instead of "extra" and "extercise" instead of "exercise."

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I'm thinking its fen-a toyn, toin like coin. That's my pronunciation

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Specializes in NICU, Telephone Triage.
I haven't heard anyone say "stat" instead of "sat" but...

My personal pet peeves:

"phernegan" or some other twisted form of "phenergan"

"Nucular" to which I respond "How do you spell that?". It's "nuclear" people!

"Scrip"...as in, "Lucky1RN, what do you think of this patient's rhythm scrip?" Uh...what's a scrip? Do you mean "strip"?

"Sontimeter"...as in "the patient's wound is 2 sontimeters wide". It's "centimeter". Do you say a gumball costs 1 sont? Nooooo.

Yeah, I'm a bit picky about language! I could go on and on. Expresso instead of espresso. Orientated instead of oriented. Prostrate instead of prostate. Ok...I'll shut up now.

I hate the sontimeter thing too. Crazy. Also, I've never heard anyone say STAT instead of SAT. I wonder if they were asking for something STAT, would they say SAT?? LOL

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Specializes in Mental Health.

My pet peeve is when people abbreviate Etcetera to ECT.

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suespets said:
Whoops! I accidently put in a reply that belongs in who should I vote for type blog.mea culpa,maxima culpa!! sue

And in that post you said "mute point". It's moot, not mute! That's another one of mine, haha!

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Okay, I just hit the jackpot!!! This ought to entertain us for awhile! https://brians.wsu.edu/common-errors/#errors

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Specializes in Women's health & post-partum.

I've read the entire thread and really enjoyed it, but didn't see my other favorite--"prone" when they mean "supine" It's hard to do CPR with the victim prone(!) but I've seen it written that way.

And its/it's really bugs me, probably because I see it so often. "It's it's if you mean it is, otherwise it's its."

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miko114; I know it's moot; It was a typo,saw it just as I pressed submit button,dang!!!!!!!!! sue

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Specializes in ICU.

I hate it when people are talking and instead of saying "supposedly," they say, "supposibly," or "supposively."

UGH!

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