One thing that is nails on chalkboard to me is when I hear my fellow nurses use double negatives and other blatant grammar mistakes. I'm speaking of English as a first language, domestically born and raised people.
I feel as this detracts from the professional image of nursing. We are supposed to be educated professionals. Poor grammar makes nursing look like a blue collar trade to those who are educated, such as our physicians and many members of the public.
Let me clarify that I don't harshly judge the intelligence or moral character of people with poor grammar. But, I feel strongly that nurses should project an image of being educated professionals in our speech and demeanor. Thanks for reading.
"et" was taught to us at our school as an abbreviation for and. I thought that it was commonly used as we use it at my facility all the time, but apparently it is both not used by some et not known by some, as well as not liked by some.
"et" was taught to us at our school as an abbreviation for and. I thought that it was commonly used as we use it at my facility all the time, but apparently it is both not used by some et not known by some, as well as not liked by some.
Leslie
Maybe it is a geographical thing . . . .my best friend is an english teacher and I've emailed her to see if she has heard of "et".
I'm in California . .. .. . we may be too laid back for "et". Sounds a bit pretentious (after all it is Latin and French for "and") .. sorta like the "son-ta-meter" debate.
I am bothered by poor grammar from those who should know better. Otherwise, I don't think about others' poor grammar, and I think it is unkind to say anything.
Here's an example. My mother has suboptimal grammar. But I would never say anything because it would hurt her. On the other hand, it irritates me to no end when my instructors' hand outs have so many errors that I have to re-read their sentences several times to decipher what the intended meaning is.
Isn't this thread a hoot? I bet you all re-read your posts five times like I did, afraid of unintended errors!
relevant to the subject of this thread, it's worrisome when nurses don't utilize elementary grammar basics.
ileslie
True. I don't know why some people lose the grammar skills they learned in college and others retain these skills.
I had a 16 year gap between high school and returning to college for nursing 18 months ago. My skills were so rusty a year and a half ago, I did not know what an adjective was or where to place commas. So perhaps I'm projecting a bit in being so forgiving. I simply didn't see my errors.
I have a relative who has a masters degree, and his grammar is so horrid he appears illiterate in his writing. I almost wonder if it's a really early sign he'll end up with dementia or Alzheimer's.
Since this is a grammar thread, I'll offer the following correction in the hopes that someone's grammar might be improved. I mean no offense by this and hope that none is taken.
That said, the quoted sentence would more properly read, "...my one big, big spelling pet peeve is when people use 'loose' for 'lose'." After all, the person isn't your peeve but rather the person's mistake.
and this use of "people" is not correct, the plural of person is persons....now i have really "outed" myself to anyone who may know me, lol
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Google is my friend . . . .so . . . . there are many definitions of "et".
1. -verb Chiefly North Atlantic, South Midland, and Southern U.S. Nonstandard. a pt. of eat. (I like this one the best "I et my supper mom").
2. -conjunction Latin. and.
3. Symbol, Chemistry. ethyl. (ah, a medical definition)
4.
1.Eastern time. 2.extraterrestrial
5. electrical transcription. (hmmmm . .could be).
6. The country code for Ethiopia. (nope).
7.
wow . . .so many to choose from . . . . . .
I'm gonna guess and say y'all are bugged by "et" being used as "and" . . . . and I have to say I have NEVER EVER seen it.
steph