Learn To Say It Correctly!!

[SheriLynnRN]

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.

[SassyRedhead]

1) Metropolol instead of Metoprolol (met-TOE-pro-lol folks!!!!!!!!!!!)

2) Orientated instead of Oriented (Or-E-en-ted). Orientated (Or-E-en-tate-ed) is NOT a word! Stop adding syllables! There is no tate in Oriented! It is amazing how many otherwise well educated healthcare folks can't get that one right!

[sjc80]

My newest pet peeve: Pacific, when they mean to say specific.

IT DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE!!!!

lol

[CanuckStudent]

Hector-ectomy.

(Someone removed Hector from the scene).

I actually think this is cute . . . sugar diabetes. I love that they add "sugar" to it.

steph

Hehe...I suppose 'sugar' is easier to pronounce than 'Diabetes Mellitus'. I guess it came about to distinguish DM from Diabetes Insipidus. People 'get' the terms 'sugar' diabetes and 'water' diabetes. Speaking of, I hate when people (healthcare, not lay) say the following:

-Blood sugar in place of 'Blood glucose' (the proper term)

and

"Diobol" instead of "Diovol"

I try to not be a word Nazi, but I have my weaknesses....

Oh yeah..."Ejection FRACTURE" (said by a lay person though, so that's OK). But still a good one!

[LuLu2008]

oops, i am guilty of the "blood sugar" error.... it is so common I thought it was correct!!!!

[Jamesdotter]

Somewhere back in the 80-some pages of this thread sontimeter (it's a French pronunciation--why do some people use it?? I dunno) and orientate (that's proper in Great Britain and I think Canada) were addressed.

Even knowing that, they both sort of set my teeth on edge!

[talaxandra]

A colleagues says full nursing cares instead of full nursing care - drives me nuts every time!

[srjones]

We all have our pet peeves.:igtsyt:

[srjones]

How about "an historic moment" instead of "a historic moment". I had to look that one up. "A" historic moment is actually correct.

[RNS5]

O.k. how about those who say VICE-A VERSA instead of VICE VERSA?!! That one bugs me for some reason.

[RNS5]

I would like to add to this:

PHANTOM instead of FATHOM

SOMEWHERES instead of SOMEWHERE

ACROSST instead of ACROSS

PISKETTI instead of SPAGHETTI --it's tolerable when a child says it, but when and adult says it it's not o.k.!

[DolceVita, ADN, BSN, RN]

That drives me crazy too! Lol, wonder where it came from? I guess the people saying it could think they are saying the pt o2 status is such and such? Anyway, know where you are coming from!

It came from watching too much TV

[adoyo]

Believe it or not!! Some adult is not able to say 'Michael Jackson' and says ' Michael Jaskon!'

May be the odd pronounciations are in people's blood?!

I have given up in correcting people and just try to understand them out of context!!