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:
Specializes in Case mgmt., rehab, (CRRN), LTC & psych.
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. :)
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.
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.
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.
TheCommuter, BSN, RN
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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. :)