is it oriented or orientated?

memphispanda, RN · Apr 16, 2003

Originally posted by BelindaLPN
I had a nursing instructor who pronounced abdomen as abDOEmen. Made me want to laugh when she said it.

You didn't happen to go to school in Memphis did you? Because I have an instructor who says that (and um-bih-LIKE-us instead of umbilicus).

Furball · Apr 16, 2003

Suppos-a-bly instead of supposedly....ack!

LeesieBug · Apr 16, 2003

Ammonia instead of pneumonia.....ugh

As far as the Alzheimer's thing, I rencently heard someone in class refer to it as Oldsheimer's. That was a new one for me!

Pitcher instead of picture also makes me batty. :uhoh3:

Aussienurse2 · Apr 16, 2003

I have a friend who constantly says " Happy mediocre" I have no idea what that is. It's used as in, during an argument we couldn't reach a happy mediocre. Any ideas?

AAHZ · Apr 16, 2003

Makes me hope none of you ever hear me speak. I have never been able to prounounce words "correctly". But I sure get a kick out of making new ones!

LeesieBug · Apr 16, 2003

The only thing I can think of for "happy mediocre" is that it is either the wrong way of saying or simply a different way of saying "happy medium". Around here people will say they have reached a "happy medium" ...like a compromise

sbic56, BSN, RN · Apr 16, 2003

Originally posted by unbridled

nyukular for nuclear

I'm so with you on that one. Do you hear us, Mr. President??:chuckle

llg, PhD, RN · Apr 16, 2003

How about "pro - nounce- iation" instead of "pro - nun - ciation" ?

However, we have to be a little careful with some of these examples. Some words can correctly be said a number of different ways -- depending on the country, etc. For example, "umbi - LIKE - us" is, in fact, a correct way to say the word in some locales.

llg

OrthoNutter · Apr 16, 2003

Originally posted by BelindaLPN
:chuckle

I work with a lady who says et instead of ate or eaten...drives me absolutly NUTS!

Is she a Kiwi (New Zealander)?? If so, that's just the way they say ate. Like sex is six and six is sex lol

Hooligan · Apr 16, 2003

OK...this is a small one...but it drives me NUTS!!!! The word is ANYWAY not ANYWAYS!!!!!! Thanks you, I feel better now!

Phew...sigh...much better now!

majrn · Apr 16, 2003

The word is mandatory, not mandantory.

Ms.Hobbes · Apr 16, 2003

I had a medical assistant write in a patient's chart that he was being seen by the doctor today for C/O Cirrhosis when he was really having a problem with psoriasis, just a small difference :)