Linguistic Pet Peeves

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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?

Orientated. You are not orientated to a new unit/hospital/job. You are ORIENTED.

I heard "conversate" once. I don't wince, but secretly think it's kinda cute.

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Specializes in Oncology (OCN).

I have to admit I find most of these cringe worthy. I rarely will correct anyone but I really, really want to. (Except the use of y'all. That's just common language where I'm from. Texas.) Both my mom and my mother-in-law have a habit of saying words incorrectly. It drives me nuts! But out of respect for each of them, I just bite my tongue.

In report, "Patient AROUSES to." Not interested in knowing that. What they rouse to will be sufficient.

This one caused me to spit coffee all over my computer screen! Too funny!

I'm usually very careful about proof reading what I write and more than a little OCD about things like proper spelling, grammar, word usage, etc.. It's not uncommon for me to edit a post if I notice after submitting it that I have made an error. Am I the only one that is that obsessive-compulsive?

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That funny! Mine is conversate! I always hear people saying things like " we were standing in the hallway conversating? WTH

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Yes, awake, alert and orientated. I hear it all the time when I'm conversating with people!

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Caroline123 said:
Yes, awake, alert and orientated. I hear it all the time when I'm conversating with people!

Pardon me while I go rub my brain with a Brill-o pad and itch my corneas from this extremely offensive assault on the English language. 

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Specializes in Trauma, Teaching.

So, like, I already seen that, and I done it alot. I payed my dues, so when I can I get on days?

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Ooo your name is fitting 

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Specializes in Emergency/Cath Lab.

O2 Stats

The incorrect over use of literal vs figurative

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Specializes in Med/Surg, LTACH, LTC, Home Health.
Jedrnurse said:
And what are your thoughts about "all y'all"?

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Specializes in Med/Surg, LTACH, LTC, Home Health.
Posts that start with "So".

"Advices please."

Choose instead of chose, loose instead of lose.

A solid wall of text. How hard is it to hit the return button twice?

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

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Specializes in CMSRN, hospice.
I didn't major in the subject, but I enjoyed it throughout school. There's a line in one of my favorite musicals, 1776, "Mr. Adams, but, Mr. Adams I cannot write with any style or proper etiquette. I don't know a participle from a predicate. I am just a simple cobbler from Connecticut,"and when I hear it I think to myself, "I do!"

Oh Lord, I love that song. Just the whole musical.

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I was thinking about this thread, and no joke, I once saw in a progress note a dr wrote that a wound had puss...so he added a y to the word puss LOL. And the thing is, back then, I was stumped too...I didn't know the word purulent. double whammy.

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