Specializes in Psych, Peds, Education, Infection Control.
This was such a nod-along-and-cringe thread for me. I was the editor of my high school paper and a small publication in college, and you can leave editing, but the editing never leaves you. I try not to be a snob, and I understand typos (even make a few of them when my brain works faster than my fingers!), but some word mix-ups drive me absolutely nuts.
And while we're on the subject, while it's potentially more dangerous than a simple word mix-up (it is, after all, on nearly every sound-alike med alert)...my biggest pet peeve lately is people confusing Klonopin with clonidine.
Specializes in LTC, assisted living, med-surg, psych.
I forgot about "faze" and "phase". A phase is a period or stage of a series of events or a process of change in development; to faze is to disconcert or surprise someone. I see this mistake here quite often and have wanted to correct it, but I refrain because I don't want to be THAT member. This thread is great for working out my frustrations with spelling and grammar. Thank you for starting it, Kooky Korky.☺️
The obvious ones, like ‘they’re’, ‘their’, and ‘there’; ‘you’re’ and ‘your’. Popular incorrect phrases also drive me nuts, such as ‘a whole nother’ and ‘should of’.
And while we're on the subject, while it's potentially more dangerous than a simple word mix-up (it is, after all, on nearly every sound-alike med alert)...my biggest pet peeve lately is people confusing Klonopin with clonidine.
I hate this also. My husband takes Klonopin, I remember it by thinking "pin" as in my husband is a pain in the neck. But it's double confusing because clonidine can be a sedative and anti hypertensive.
I knew all of them, though I sometimes make mistakes.
But I never knew about take a breath verses why do we breathe and take a bath verses we bathe daily. Luckily I don’t use breathe or bathe very often.
The first example is sooooo easy to remember, loose as a goose!
versus = vs. = v, as in a court case
verses = like Bible verses
breath = a noun
breathe = verb
bath = noun
bathe = verb
Do they teach parts of speech and sentence conjugation any more in school?
These are vitally important to being able to use a language correctly. I think kids are being shortchanged in this department these days, although my grandkids say they do these studies in their school.
I forgot about "faze" and "phase". A phase is a period or stage of a series of events or a process of change in development; to faze is to disconcert or surprise someone. I see this mistake here quite often and have wanted to correct it, but I refrain because I don't want to be THAT member. This thread is great for working out my frustrations with spelling and grammar. Thank you for starting it, Kooky Korky.☺️
You're certainly welcome. I really am surprised no one has been fazed or exasperated or exacerbated for a phase. ?
audreysmagic, RN
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This was such a nod-along-and-cringe thread for me. I was the editor of my high school paper and a small publication in college, and you can leave editing, but the editing never leaves you. I try not to be a snob, and I understand typos (even make a few of them when my brain works faster than my fingers!), but some word mix-ups drive me absolutely nuts.
And while we're on the subject, while it's potentially more dangerous than a simple word mix-up (it is, after all, on nearly every sound-alike med alert)...my biggest pet peeve lately is people confusing Klonopin with clonidine.