Re: English words (was Gen: Medical Records)
From: Zachariah Newton (zbnewton@bellsouth.net)
Tue Jun 24 20:25:43 2008
Attributed to William Osler: "A heathy patient is the unexamined
patient."
As an aside, a philharmonic orchestra has a program of harmonic music.
How does a symphonic orchestra get away with the inclusion of non-
symphonic music?
zbn
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On Jun 24, 2008, at 7:33 PM, Henry Gregor wrote:
> Wow, can't believe noone (h'mm..help me gang, would "nobody" be a
> better choice???) has highlighted the use and misuse of "healthful"
> and "healthy".
>
> :-)
>
> Hank
>
> --- On Mon, 6/23/08, Raymond Stephen
> <Stephen.Raymond@dhhs.tas.gov.au> wrote:
>
> From: Raymond Stephen <Stephen.Raymond@dhhs.tas.gov.au>
> Subject: English words (was Gen: Medical Records)
> To: "Multiple recipients of list OB-GYN-L" <ob-gyn-l@mail.obgyn.net>
> Date: Monday, June 23, 2008, 7:31 PM
>
> My current pet peeve is the use of "nauseous" to mean "nauseated" .
> The former means "bad enough to make you sick to your stomach"; the
> latter "feeling sick to your stomach". Another is "lay" instead of
> "lie"!
>
> Steve
>
> From: ob-gyn-l@obgyn.net on behalf of Charlie Chambers
> Sent: Tue 24/06/2008 2:59 AM
> To: Multiple recipients of list OB-GYN-L
> Subject: Re: Gen: Medical Records
>
> Funny, how certain words and phrases become "pet peeves" for
> doctors. Here's the list of words/phrases from residency that was
> sure to attract attention.
>
> 1. Irregardless
> 2. Inflammable vs. flammable.
> 3. Bi-weekly
> 4. Incidental
> 5. Failed vs. unsuccessful
> 6. Fetal distress vs. Nonreassuring
> 7. Seized vs. convulsed.
>
> The list goes on.
>
> On Jun 23, 2008, at 9:52 AM, DoctorJoe@aol.com wrote:
>
>>
>> In a message dated 6/23/08 10:40:28 AM, rd.braun@gmail.com writes:
>>
>>> As the dictionary says it is an ERRONEOUS word.
>>
>> • an erroneous redundancy for regardless.
>> http://www.iolani.honolulu.hi.us/Keables/KeablesGuide/PartThree/Letters/
>> I.htm
>> • regardless; a combination of irrespective and regardless
>> sometimes used humorously
>> wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn
>> • Irregardless is a term that has caused controversy since
>> it first appeared in the early twentieth century. It is generally
>> listed in dictionaries as "non-standard".
>> en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irregardless
>>
>> Sounds like fun to me.
>>
>> Joe P.
>>
>
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