Nurses with worse spelling than mine are laughable.

[Emergent]

I just want to say, if I see anyone not using spell check around here, with a misspelling that I can identify at a glance, I'll be taking you to task. Your name is mud around these parts.

Nurses with better spelling than mine, on the other hand, are obviously anal retentive perfectionists. Or else they are using spell check, the great equalizer.

Obvious grammatical errors will be pointed out immediately. And, I expect you educated people to know that:

Your is a singular possessive pronoun

You're is a conjunction of you and are

Their is a plural possessive pronoun

They're is a conjunction of they and are

Loose means the opposite of tight

Lose means the opposite of win

Any questions?

[TheCommuter, BSN, RN]

Some correctly-spelled words are utilized incorrectly.

For instance, people gripe about workplace 'clicks' when the content of their post indicates they really dislike 'cliques.' Also, many people are looking for their 'nitch' when they most likely mean to say that they're trying to find their 'niche.'

Clicks, cliques, nitch, and niche are a few words that came to awareness this morning. :)

[meanmaryjean, DNP, RN]

One's interest is 'piqued' in sneaking a 'peek' at a mountain 'peak'.

PS: My mother is rolling over in her grave right now.

[itsmejuli]

Having said that.......

[Anna Flaxis, BSN, RN]

OK, bare with me plz, but IDK wat the big deal is. I mean, nobody is gonna loose they're license over it, so why would anyone care less? If you cared so much about proper spelling, you should of become an english teacher.

[LadyFree28, BSN, LPN, RN]

One's interest is 'piqued' in sneaking a 'peek' at a mountain 'peak'.

PS: My mother is rolling over in her grave right now.

My eyes roll whenever I read the "piqued" issue.

The other one is caddy for "catty"... *shudder*

[amoLucia]

Irregardless !!!

- Captain amo of the Grammar PD.

[meanmaryjean, DNP, RN]

Never mind- it was a really cool Grammar Police: We serve and correct badge. But I can't get the image to show up.....

[classicdame, MSN, EdD]

when will you accept that people use the word except incorrectly?

[That Guy, BSN, RN, EMT-B]

"Let's go eat grandpa"

Commas, they save lives

[Here.I.Stand, BSN, RN]

Lay takes a direct object: I'm going to lie down. Lay the blanket on the bed.

Now if OP would just explain lie, lay and lain to me!!! Even Sr. Florita (7th grade) and Sr. Mercita (high school) couldn't help me get it. I readily admit that their use really floors me.

[LouBean]

My mother always told me to choose my battles. "Fewer apples, less applesauce" is one I chose to fight several years ago. Alas, the war is long and this soldier is weary.

[meanmaryjean, DNP, RN]

Our EMR system has a field for "How was the diet tolerated". 'Good' makes me silently correct it to 'Well' every single time.