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?

[NightNerd, MSN, RN]

The actual dressing is Mepilex

[GM2RN]

The actual dressing is Mepilex

Ahhh, thanks! I'm not familiar so I was stumped.

[Kitiger, RN]

And you have just hit on one of my husband's pet peeves.

He grew up in another area and referred to citizens of the US as such and not Americans.

He avows (and I see his point) that Canadians, US citizens, and Mexicans are North Americans. Then you have your Central and South Americans.

We are all NORTH Americans, but we are not all Americans.

[cardiacfreak, ADN]

I was going to post my pet peeves, but then I noticed that I was guilty of other posters pet peeves.

I apologize for saying..."all y'all"

[sevensonnets]

I hate when people call Alzheimer's All Timers or Old Timers!

[NuGuyNurse2b]

I call aus jus (the beef dipping) old jews. I just find it easier to say LOL. the s at the end of aus tells my brain I need to say it, even though it's silent.

[dr2bpierrechow]

Im sorry Im late. I have slept off

how does one "sleep off"? wouldnt that be waking up?

[morte, LPN, LVN]

And you have just hit on one of my husband's pet peeves.

He grew up in another area and referred to citizens of the US as such and not Americans.

He avows (and I see his point) that Canadians, US citizens, and Mexicans are North Americans. Then you have your Central and South Americans.

.yup! just spent a week in Brazil, it's USA, NOT "AMERICA"

[morte, LPN, LVN]

I say meh TO pro loll, but I've heard Meto- PRO-loll ...and these are just with the correct syllables used.

How do you say it?

metoprolol (me TOE pro lol), Quoted from Drugs.com

[morte, LPN, LVN]

We are all NORTH Americans, but we are not all Americans.

you are making no sense, anyone who is a resident of the western hemispheres two continents, is American

[NursesRmofun, ASN, RN]

BSNbeDONE said:

I have been waiting for this one!! Oh!! I can't stand it!!

I do use "So,..." and I consider it an informal expression and the way I talk, at times. Reading up on it to refresh my memory of the right and wrong of it- It's a discourse marker. Discourse markers connect ideas together in a conversational way. Discourse markers ( so, right, okay ) - English Grammar Today - Cambridge Dictionary

I don't like irregardless.

[NursesRmofun, ASN, RN]

I was going to post my pet peeves, but then I noticed that I was guilty of other posters pet peeves.

I apologize for saying..."all y'all"

Yes. Or yep....does anyone hate yep? Oh well!!! hahaha