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?

[kakamegamama]

Referring to a patient having a great deal of pain as "painful". Mrs. Smith, POD 1, with a bilateral total knees is very painful.

No, the recovery is painful, not the patient.

However, I have cared for some patients who were painful.....and, worked with fellow nurses who were painful as well ;-)

[WKShadowNP, DNP, APRN]

Linka said:

Could have went the other way UGHHHHHHHHHH:no:

Past participles have been my grammar pet peeves for a while.

Also, my husband likes to create pleonasms , I just can't think of an example right now.

I got over could of hallelujah!!

I'm sorry, but this definition amused me:

pleonasm is the additional and extra use of added, spare, unnecessary, redundant (superfluous or surplus), unneeded, and uncalled-for words in addition to, and on top of, what is necessary or essential. Or required. Or obligatory or vital or requisite or crucial.