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A Pet Peeve - Spelling Errors

I had temporarily forgotten a classic error on the part of the one co-worker. And remember, this is written on patients' files that can and do get photocopied and sent to other hospitals where other professional people are going to see it.

Incorrect word - "stoped" - used in sentences like: "The dog stoped eating 2 days ago." AND...she writes quite large and very neatly so it can't be blamed on being in a rush, "poor doctor's handwriting" excuses, etc. I have given her notes with the spelling word of the day I can't remember how many times. She laughs, agrees that she made an error, then continues writing it the same way on the next 5 medical charts. THERE IS ANOTHER "P" IN THE WORD "STOPPED"!! My children knew how to spell it by the time they were 5 years old! She's in her 40's!
 
Haarstad said:
haha, pronounce it for me... i know how to say cool, tell me how to say kewl
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You are going to have to call me on that one but say cool like a really excited little kid. And I am with you on the omg, lol phrases but your right about the others.
 
Susan said:
I had temporarily forgotten a classic error on the part of the one co-worker. And remember, this is written on patients' files that can and do get photocopied and sent to other hospitals where other professional people are going to see it.

Incorrect word - "stoped" - used in sentences like: "The dog stoped eating 2 days ago." AND...she writes quite large and very neatly so it can't be blamed on being in a rush, "poor doctor's handwriting" excuses, etc. I have given her notes with the spelling word of the day I can't remember how many times. She laughs, agrees that she made an error, then continues writing it the same way on the next 5 medical charts. THERE IS ANOTHER "P" IN THE WORD "STOPPED"!! My children knew how to spell it by the time they were 5 years old! She's in her 40's!
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I got a chart that the receptionist literally put "pussy from virginia." I had to go up front and ask why do I care if this cat is from Virginia.
 
cmalchow said:
You are going to have to call me on that one but say cool like a really excited little kid. And I am with you on the omg, lol phrases but your right about the others.
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Haha, i get the kewl now, but still... i stand by the other ones i talked about lol
 
LOL. One that just recently happened to me. One of my teens texted me, "I dont feel that g8. I will try to mak it but no promeses."

Even gr8 (great) is spelled wrong, but "mak" (make) and "promeses" (promises) too? Just shoot me!

UGH... you think you're reaching them, but you really aren't. LOL.

Now my OWN kids... they know how to spell!!!
 
The_Thunderer said:
LOL. One that just recently happened to me. One of my teens texted me, "I dont feel that g8. I will try to mak it but no promeses."

Even gr8 (great) is spelled wrong, but "mak" (make) and "promeses" (promises) too? Just shoot me!

UGH... you think you're reaching them, but you really aren't. LOL.

Now my OWN kids... they know how to spell!!!
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HAHAHAHA, i seriously laughed when i read that... Perfect timing!!! HAHA, that made my day better!
 
cmalchow said:
I got a chart that the receptionist literally put "pussy from virginia." I had to go up front and ask why do I care if this cat is from Virginia.
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Christen, I think it is very important to know where the kitty is from. Some places "no" means "no". Some places knew, know, or now...mean "no", depending on what part of the country said putty-tat is from.
 
I'm guilty of using hooj a lot. It's lolspeak. I can't help it. I think Elle made me do it!!
 
vetusvates said:
Christen, I think it is very important to know where the kitty is from. Some places "no" means "no". Some places knew, know, or now...mean "no", depending on what part of the country said putty-tat is from.
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:roflmao: What she meant to say was puss from vagina. So I guess I would need to know where she came from. If the cat kept telling me knew during the exam I wouldn't know she was saying "no"
 
Eeewww!! At work we try to not use the P word (pus) or the S word (sputum) at all!!! Unless you want to start a gagfest. And the proper word for vagina is vajayjay or coochie. Well, except I would have to use the proper word in front of a parent. But you should hear the terms they use to refer to "that area" to their little girls! Some of my favorites are monkey and pocketbook.
 
Nanci said:
Eeewww!! At work we try to not use the P word (pus) or the S word (sputum) at all!!! Unless you want to start a gagfest. And the proper word for vagina is vajayjay or coochie. Well, except I would have to use the proper word in front of a parent. But you should hear the terms they use to refer to "that area" to their little girls! Some of my favorites are monkey and pocketbook.
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OMGosh! Monkey? Pocketbook? What are these people thinking? Coochie or cooter are my favorites. Now I did teach my girls the proper words which completely freaked out my husband.
 
cmalchow said:
I got a chart that the receptionist literally put "pussy from virginia." I had to go up front and ask why do I care if this cat is from Virginia.
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vetusvates said:
Christen, I think it is very important to know where the kitty is from. Some places "no" means "no". Some places knew, know, or now...mean "no", depending on what part of the country said putty-tat is from.
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cmalchow said:
:roflmao: What she meant to say was puss from vagina. So I guess I would need to know where she came from. If the cat kept telling me knew during the exam I wouldn't know she was saying "no"
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OMG.... :roflmao:
I soooo totally did not get that. (What your original phrase actually meant.)
But I ran with it _anyway_.

But seriously folks, I'm in agreement with Susan about a vocation that requires documentation,...and especially that requires its own technical lingo.

I can live with day to day spelling mistakes, but what I hate is bad grammar on television.
 
I just knew that we were doomed when "ain't" made it into Webster's.

And I LOVE the pussy from virginia! I have seen similar from one of the younger assistants that, fortunately, no longer work at our hospital. I have learned to try to word things differently. Had that cat been our patient, the file would have said that it presented with a vaginal discharge. Of course, behind the scene, I probably would have told the doc something juicy that I can't write here without giving myself an infraction.
 
My favorite is the sudden obsession with "and I." Television shows and movies will have dialogue that completely mutilates and misuses the English language. The self referent "me" can be correct. It drives me crazy when people get that wrong, in either direction, really.
 
KingCrimson<3 said:
My favorite is the sudden obsession with "and I." Television shows and movies will have dialogue that completely mutilates and misuses the English language. The self referent "me" can be correct. It drives me crazy when people get that wrong, in either direction, really.
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That is _exactly_ what I was thinking about! The difference between subjective or objective case.

It's not as bad as it once was, but it could/would ruin an entire TV show. For me. ;)
 
The one spoken goof that I hear a lot of & hate is "I like these ones." Almost every person that would come up to my jewelry table at shows would use that. And the bad part was pretty soon I'd find myself using it!
 
Susan said:
I just knew that we were doomed when "ain't" made it into Webster's.

And I LOVE the pussy from virginia! I have seen similar from one of the younger assistants that, fortunately, no longer work at our hospital. I have learned to try to word things differently. Had that cat been our patient, the file would have said that it presented with a vaginal discharge. Of course, behind the scene, I probably would have told the doc something juicy that I can't write here without giving myself an infraction.
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Oh you sound like me. LOL I told her that she had to use the word discharge and learn how to spell vagina.
 
I dislike it when people (my boyfriend and his family specifically!) use "good" instead of "well". Like "You did that good." As opposed to "You did that well." Not spelling, but grammar.
 
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