Pronunciation

June55Baby · Apr 20, 2006

Interesting thread....

For the record I say CENTimeters.

Another one that bothers me is AN-gin-a (with a short i) vs. an-GI-na (with a long i)

I pronounce it an-GI-na with a long i

Nurse2bMelanie · Apr 20, 2006

I never heard it pronounced as SONAmeter until we got to our OB class. It was always centimeter until then.

chadash · Apr 20, 2006

In high school my chem teacher said son te me ter, and every one else did too, so it must be a yankee thing. Just regional, not hoity toity.

irish_std/n · Apr 20, 2006

You can use both those words. I will be orienting to a new unit or I will be attending an orientation . .both fine.
It is "orientate" that sounds funny.
"I orientated today" . . . "He is going to orientate me" . . .:uhoh21:
steph

Here in Ireland we say orientated, like " I was orientated to my new job"

also we say VIT-A-MINS and Fa-Ji-Tas?? how is fajitas pronouned in the us?

chadash · Apr 20, 2006

French accents are fun, like, constipaShon'. It is all in the throat and the where you put the accent mark. Anything can sound real perty.

Mercy buckets!

letina · Apr 20, 2006

Fa-Ji-Tas?? how is fajitas pronouned in the us?

I think the Ji is sounded like Hee......as in Fa-hee-tas? Am I correct?

PANurseRN1 · Apr 20, 2006

Well, then I guess I must be pretentious, because I've always pronounced it "sahn." :uhoh3:

Whatever.

Katnip, RN · Apr 20, 2006

I think the Ji is sounded like Hee......as in Fa-hee-tas? Am I correct?

Yep. Fah-hee-tahs

fergus51 · Apr 20, 2006

Wait, people pronounce the J in fajita as a real J? That would crack me up:)

OK, here's the ultimate: GYRO. Have at 'er people!

btw, I hope we can move on from the pretensious comment I made and not take it so seriously. One word sounding pretensious doesn't mean I judge all people who say it like that.

jonear2, RN · Apr 20, 2006

WOW! This is so the thread I have been waiting for. Pronunciation is one of my biggest pet peeves. Here are a few-

1. Prostrate instead of prostate? Why people, WHY????

2. I say centimeters. (hooked on phonics worked for me!)

3. My OB professor referred to the "umbiblical" cord over and over again in her lectures. But, to me, unless the gospels are printed on it, I will call it the umbilical cord.

4. My mom's doctor once asked how her "breeding" was. Turns out he meant breathing.

I am not perfect either. My fiance, who is not from the south, gets very amused when i say "thayat" instead of "that" or "Fayat" instead of "fat."

Also it is very common around these here parts to say "Shiv-a-lay" instead of "Chevrolet"

and we wonder why the english language is the hardest to learn....hehehe

allnurses Guide · Apr 21, 2006

Wait, people pronounce the J in fajita as a real J? That would crack me up:)
OK, here's the ultimate: GYRO. Have at 'er people!
btw, I hope we can move on from the pretensious comment I made and not take it so seriously. One word sounding pretensious doesn't mean I judge all people who say it like that.

My in-laws pronounced fajita with a hard "j". And they speak spanish.

And yes please, we are saying it "sounds" pretentious . .not that the person is pretentious.

I have NO idea how to pronounce "gyro".

steph

supermo · Apr 21, 2006

my old boss was greek and he laughed when i pronounced it yee-roh like i thought was the right way. he said i sounded like i was trying to speak a language i didn't know and to stick with calling it a jye-roh. come to think of it he's a real a** so scratch his opinion. :lol2:

big pet peeves--

1. why do people in new york insist on pronouncing words in new ways? just so they know who's not from around there?

e.g. chili = chye-lye

charlotte = shah-lote

what?!

2. i was a real-tor, not a real-a-tor.. two syllables people!

3. the word oil. if you are from the south, it has one syllable. period. people from up north need to accept that and move on. not oye-yull, ool.

4. centimeters-- beats me, i only heard sonimeters in ob.

5. my eyes are dye-lay-ted, not dye-uh-lay-ted

ps---actually oriented and orientated are both correct.

oriented- made familiar with or adjusted to facts, principles, or a situation.

orientated-adjusted or located in relation to surroundings or circumstances

http://www.askoxford.com/asktheexperts/faq/aboutgrammar/oriented

which is the correct spelling: 'oriented' or 'orientated'?

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it really doesn't matter: it's a matter of personal taste. orientated is currently preferred use in general british use. oriented is prevalent in technical use, and in the us.