Mispronouncing a word makes you less of a nurse

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I was in open lab practicing things from my lab the day before. I was talking to a classmate and I mentioned the word larynx but I pronounced it wrong. It's a new word for me so I'm not going to be perfect at pronouncing it. The professor there noticed I pronounced it wrong and corrected me. Then he went on to give me an example of if I were a nurse and he brought his kid to me and I mispronounced a word to him I would be little less of a nurse. In the sense that I was not as competent as a nurse who could pronounced words correctly. He understood that it shouldn't make you less of a nurse but to him it does. I know it's just his opinion and opinions are like mouths everyone has one. I just didn't like the comment nor did I expect this from him. What do you guys think?

Please, no more debating "orient" vs. "orientate" and other similar matters on this thread.

Here is the link to the thread where this has been discussed ad nauseum:

https://allnurses.com/general-nursing-discussion/learn-say-correctly-312525.html

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Specializes in LTC/SNF, Psychiatric, Pharmaceutical.

Heh... my medical director was impressed because I was the first person he'd ever seen that wasn't a physician who was able to correctly pronounce "Creutzfeldt-Jakob".

"Dulcolax", oddly, is frequently mispronounced around here.

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Please, no more debating "orient" vs. "orientate" and other similar matters on this thread.

Here is the link to the thread where this has been discussed ad nauseum:

https://allnurses.com/general-nursing-discussion/learn-say-correctly-312525.html

I know . . .but I just have to say I hate the word "orientate" . . .it just sounds wrong! And only our CNA's use it. No matter what we say. :bugeyes:

steph

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Specializes in CT ICU, OR, Orthopedic.

Sorry I didn't mean to start a whole debate LOL! My bad...

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Specializes in CT ICU, OR, Orthopedic.
Heh... my medical director was impressed because I was the first person he'd ever seen that wasn't a physician who was able to correctly pronounce "Creutzfeldt-Jakob".

"Dulcolax", oddly, is frequently mispronounced around here.

I am more impressed that you could spell Creutzfeldt-jakob...

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Specializes in LTC, Med/Surg, Peds, ICU, Tele.

Not to debate, but 'orientate' is more of a British usage variation. "orient' is more used in America. FYI.

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Specializes in LTC, Med/Surg, Peds, ICU, Tele.

One thing that really bugs me are double negatives. Some nurses use double negatives. It's the one thing that does sound uneducated to me. Oh, and 'ain't'. Oh, Oh, my spellcheck doesn't recognize 'ain't' and neither did my mother!

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There ain't no problem with ain't! It's better than usetacould!

I added ain't to my spell check btw. :D

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Specializes in LTC, Med/Surg, Peds, ICU, Tele.

You know who is the best at pronunciation? NPR journalists. They have the best diction and can pronounce any strange foreign name under the sun.

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Not to debate, but 'orientate' is more of a British usage variation. "orient' is more used in America. FYI.

Orientate and SONT-i-meter . . . . . sound pretentious.

Sorry Miranda :sofahider

steph

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Again, please take individual word issues to the other thread. They will be treated as off topic posts in this thread and edited or deleted from this point forward.

Thanks.

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Please, no more debating "orient" vs. "orientate" and other similar matters on this thread.

Here is the link to the thread where this has been discussed ad nauseum:

https://allnurses.com/general-nursing-discussion/learn-say-correctly-312525.html

Again, please take individual word issues to the other thread. They will be treated as off topic posts in this thread and edited or deleted from this point forward.

Thanks.

Orientated may or may not be a legitimate word, but it seems pretentious and jargony to me. What is wrong with the more elegant and familiar "oriented" and how does "orientated" differ in meaning/connotation.

does anyone read the moderator's/miranda's posts???

not only are you choosing to ignore the tos, you are also ignoring the very person who is trying to enforce them.

and that is just plain disrespectful.

sheesh.

leslie

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