Re: English words (was Gen: Medical Records)
From: Garry E. Siegel, M.D. (garrys@mindspring.com)
Tue Jun 24 22:33:11 2008
ZBN:
How the h*ll are you?
Garry
At Tue, 24 Jun 2008, Zachariah Newton wrote:
>
>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
>
>---
>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.
>>>
>> ****************************************************************************
>> Charlie Chambers
>
>> Hood River, OR
>> cchamber@alumni.rice.edu
>>
>> "Almost anything you do will seem insignificant but it is very
>> important
>> that you do it....You must be the change you wish to see in the world"
>> -- Mahatma Ghandi.
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--
Garry E. Siegel, M.D.
Private Practice
Roswell, GA
