This has been really getting on my nerves lately...

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Okay, it's HIPAA, not HIPPA. And, it's JCAHO, not JACHO. And, another one that's been getting to me lately: it's spelled "definitely", not "definately".

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Specializes in NICU, Psych, Education.

drank pills

got on/off the car (instead of in/out)

Some of these you'll hear from people who speak English as a second language. Although they would make perfect sense in the speaker's language, they can sound pretty strange in English.

How about when someone goes to "put gas" - where are you going to put it? Not that "get gas" or "gas up" sound much more intelligent. And when someone tells me to "throw this" and hands me a wadded-up piece of paper, I always have to resist the urge to toss it across the room.

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Seeing an apostrophe placed in a word for the heck of it. As in "Sale on Banana's". It's plural. No apostrophe. And yet all the time "See the previous memo's".

That is the one that really, really drives me crazy!!

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Specializes in Education, FP, LNC, Forensics, ED, OB.

Threads such as these are excellent ways to vent about issues/concerns/pet peeves, etc.;)

BUT, to point out to members within a thread; point out their spelling errors and/or their grammatically incorrect sentence structure is embarrassing. One reason posts get edited/deleted (especially when members report a complaint).

No one wants this pointed out to them. Some get in a hurry to post and make mistakes (especially in the title of the thread where they cannot edit). Often, English is a second language and mistakes are made.

So, keep this in mind when reading threads and you get that "twinge of angst" and want to become the....... Grammar Police.:eek:

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Ok, this isn't spelling or grammar related: What makes me crazy is people talking about getting their RN "degree" :smackingf HELLO - RN is what you get to use after you pass boards.

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My pet peeve..

"I could care less"

it's "I COULDN'T care less!!!"

If you COULD care less, that means that you DO care!!

Let me axe you this... (just kidding...);)

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Can someone define "mute point"?

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Specializes in Tele, ICU, Staff Development.

Irregardless, is their a spellcheck on this ?

I two often see egregious error's, its' definately a shame.

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Specializes in cardiac/critical care/ informatics.

yep there is a spell check

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that's why they have spell checkers to make sure people spell things right.

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Specializes in Rehab, LTC, Peds, Hospice.

where's the spell check?

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Okay, it's HIPAA, not HIPPA. And, it's JCAHO, not JACHO. And, another one that's been getting to me lately: it's spelled "definitely", not "definately".

Thanks for listenting. Okay. Much better now...

OHMYGOSH!!! I've been spelling it "DEFINATELY" for a longtime!!!

hahaha...GUILTY!!!

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Specializes in Only the O.R. and proud of it!.
Can someone define "mute point"?

No. 1 - It is "MOOT point" (not mute)

No. 2 - Mute is most simply 'no sound' - like "mute the TV" or "the guy is a mute" (It's not PC to say 'dumb' anymore).

No. 3 - MOOT is a point that is no longer valid, or doesn't matter, or will not be taken into account. "The decision has already been made, so your point is moot." better yet "I am management and you are staff, so your point is moot."

- I hope that I don't sound conceited or condescending!! Just answering a question!!! I really have little room to talk - my typing skills and spelling skills are certainly not top-notch!! It's so rare that I have the correct answer!!

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