Linguistic Pet Peeves

[Jedrnurse]

Okay, y'all. In spite of what some people will say, your use of language will influence what people think of you, and how intelligent and/or competent they think you are.

My current number one: You don't LOOSE your license, you lose it. (If your license is loose, you need to capture it...)

Don't even get me started on loosing YOU'RE license...

What are other some other linguistic "nails on chalkboard" for folks?

[MagnumRN, BSN]

I mean, when someone starts a sentence with "I mean". Also, affect and effect are not interchangeable.

[abbnurse]

Not linguistic exactly but I hate the current trend of young people to rise up at the end of every sentence, making a statement into a question. I'm going to hang out with my friends (frunds) tonight? And we're going to dinner?

Oh, the dreaded upspeak !! I have a coworker who ALWAYS speaks this way......"So, my name is Kelly? And I'll be doing your ultrasound today? And then you will meet with Dr. Smith?"....on and on and on.

[NuGuyNurse2b]

^ I heard that in my head as I was reading it LOL

[InfirmiereMaybe, BSN, RN]

Defiantly instead of definitely.

[SunnyPupRN]

I actually had no idea that spoiled milk is nauseous.

[SunnyPupRN]

There's an order at work that's been transcribed as "Install 2 gtt each eye blah blah..." It drives me crazy. Install an appliance or a car part. Instill eye drops.

[SunnyPupRN]

FurBabyMom said:

Irregardless. (sigh)

They're / their / there

"Ax" f

I'm sure there's more...but this is it for right now.

or ask.

I know this is frowned upon by many. It's technically an acceptable form of the word ''ask," when used within a specific dialect, such as some Scottich dialects, African American Vernacular Engish [which, although it doesn't follow standard American rules of grammar, is a legitimate dialect, not just sloppy English,] and 'axe' was used in early versions of English texts [I don't know about Old English, but I think Canterbury Tales by Chaucer.] Language changes over time and circumstance...although I agree...I probably have some discomfort at hearing this particular pronunciation.

[sevensonnets]

Abbnurse, I couldn't think of a word to describe making a question out of every sentence. Upspeak is it! Thank you!!

[ItsThatJenGirl, CNA]

It doesn't usually bother me when people mispronounce words - I assume they learned it by reading it, and there's nothing wrong with that.

I don't really mind misspelled words in print, either, unless it's obvious laziness. Text speak is annoying. And I'm always really surprised at how many people don't understand basic contractions.

But then I cannot, for the life of me, learn when to use effect and when to use affect, so I don't have room to judge. I just say "screw it" and use impact instead.

[NotAllWhoWandeRN, ASN, RN]

Cat365 said:

I hate it when people worsh their hands in the zink. What does it mean to worsh? Zink is a metal.

I've never heard of a zink, but I had rural med-surg coworkers that would warsh their hands 

[NotAllWhoWandeRN, ASN, RN]

Timely!

"Please complete this timely."

Nope nope noooo. "Please complete this in a timely manner."

[kbrn2002, ADN, RN]

Current personal pet peeve is our certified wound care nurse that always documents the measurements of the soar instead of the sore. The first time I thought it was a typo, but it happens every time. It bothers me that first that a wound even be documented as a sore, much less a flying one.

On AN in particular the insistence of some posters to write in text speak. Clearly against TOS and even if it weren't it is just aggravating. For Pete's sake, how hard is it to type you instead of U? It's only two more letters people!