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.
ah....the REST of the story.....people is a Singular, collective, noun, refering to a particular group; commonly political or geographic...."the people of New York" the "people of Mexico". The plural is, of course, peoples.....such as the peoples of the european union.....
Is it incorrect when you say "You are an RN" instead of "a RN"
I ask because, you wouldn't say "an registered nurse", you would say... "a registered nurse", right?? Just curious, I see that a lot and it drives me bananas (mostly because I don't know what is correct)
Is it incorrect when you say "You are an RN" instead of "a RN"
I ask because, you wouldn't say "an registered nurse", you would say... "a registered nurse", right?? Just curious, I see that a lot and it drives me bananas (mostly because I don't know what is correct)
These drive me crazy:
alot
there, their, they're
I vs. me
well vs. good
two, too, to
is vs. are
"an RN" is correct, because RN is a recognized title. Besides, say it to yourself "a RN" - it sounds ridiculous unless you are pronouncing "a" as "uh".
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I would say one person but a lot of people. Having said that the phrase"person or persons unknown "comes to mind !The use of "an" in front of some letters is a tongue comfort thing to make the words easier to speak like "an hotel " for instance. When I am writing handover notes I frequently use medical abbreviations (why is a word for abbreviations so long!) but don't generally use them if I am writing otherwise. On Allnurses you all use medical abbreviations a lot which some of us foreigners have to work out by looking up other threads!:uhoh21:
I had a manager in an ICU that used to come out of the office screaming, "DON'T YINS HEAR THEM ALARMS?" Completely embarrassing.
I read this post and I immediately thought "This person has to be from PA." I looked up at your info and sure enough, your location is PA. I'd be willing to bet you're from western PA, for that matter.
I also have a pet peeve against using the word "impacted" to mean that something had an impact upon something else. I know it is technically correct, but I still don't like it. I would rather say that something affected something else. "Impacted" makes it sounds like it caused an impaction -- which may not be the case.
I agree. It makes me think someone is talking about wisdom teeth gone bad.
I cringe thinking what Google would put out in the spotlight in some posts I see every day.
Variations of spoken dialects and local idiosyncracies in proununcation don't usually bother me. But I cannot understand why some people lack the internal "switch" that changes when you put pen to paper or fingers to keyboard.
And while we're on the topic ... I've been a heavy internet user since the early 90s. I've seen plenty of fads of usage in IMs and message board posts come and go. But WHAT is up with the BIZARRE usage of "et" to mean "and"?? It doesn't save a significant amount of typing - using the ampersand character would be faster. Ugghh ... like nails on a chalkboard ...
This just drives me up the wall. I mean, for heaven's sake, why not just write "and?" There's only a difference of one letter between the two--it's not like you're saving that much time by writing "et." Argh!
This just drive me up the wall. I mean, for heaven's sake, why not just write "and?" There's only a difference of one letter between the two--it's not like you're saving that much time by writing "et." Argh!
Poor Grammar, come to Texas aka Bush Country. Here Grammar means and older female relative. Everyone in Texas doesnt speak English as a first language, they speak Texan
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!
LOL! Now that was diplomatic: "My mother has suboptimal grammar."
LOLOL! I think I'm going to be chuckling over that for the rest of the day. That was a very amusing choice of words.
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ah....the REST of the story.....people is a Singular, collective, noun, refering to a particular group; commonly political or geographic...."the people of New York" the "people of Mexico". The plural is, of course, peoples.....such as the peoples of the european union.....