That is distressing.

Posted By: Mythbuster on 2009-07-27
In Reply to: Since the subject came up - gourdpainter

I've been hearing ads in which ''sale'' seems to be pronounced ''sell'' and thought it was just sloppy diction. If I start seeing print ads where the words are switched I might actually wig out on somebody. I'm already seeing then/than substitution everywhere.

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Who cares about punctuation and grammar? - mtme
- Punctuation and grammar still counts - Anon
- Since the subject came up - gourdpainter
  - These folks are probably from another sm - MT30+
  - Here's one that cracks me up -(sm)- - Topaz
    - Last week in my newspaper was an - Backwards typist
    - Just as long is the cat is ''spaded'' - I don't care. nm
      - LOL !!!!! I'd forgotten about that one! -(nm) - Topaz
        How about some of those "PUREBREAD" dogs? - I sure want me one 'o' those..... -(nm)-
  - That is distressing. - Mythbuster
    - I wonder about schools s/m - gourdpainter
  - Same reason people type "I could of" instead of "I could have," I guess, or sm - Ignorace abounds
- Please do not get it started again. We already gave it too much attention. nm - Please do not feed the animals
  - I AM NOT AN ANIMAL! - Spartacus
    - I am ! - meooooooowwwwwww. LOL
    - I am not an animal (either)! - Elephant Man
  - Here's the problem - mtme
    - I guess that is the stuff lawsuits are made of, but nothing you can do to fix it. sm - just me
  - YOU call us ANIMALS because we pay attention to correct grammar and spelling? - what?
    - The moderators have already requested that you stop with the grammar police stuff. - just stop
      - Um, I think you need to read the original post. sm - QA
      - The moderators said stop correcting people's posts - not questioning medical reports - - Amanda
  - I reported your post to the moderator, WE are not animals, maybe YOU are...nm - oooo
    - Lighten up. It is an expression. If you don't feed the animals, they leave. Same with sm - Please do not feed the animals
- I have my first experience with EMR a couple of weeks ago. My - me
- You are correct... - sm
  - Funny you should mention that... - vn
    - Well I can say that this is probably - an option within the actual colonoscopy equipment.
      - I think this just fabulous technology!........nm - it
      - Probably typed by templated machine - - Amanda
    - now, isn't that swell? For the patient, I mean..nm - it
  - The doctors will get better, it is all new for them,, believe me! They are no dummies...sm - ?!?!
    - Really? Imagine a critical situation where some of - these values might come in handy...SM
      - You really think that you as an MT are smarter than doctors?..sm - it
        Many of us are but never had the advantages - sm - ArmyBrat
      - Well, aren't you exaggerating? Do you really think that - it
      - EMR distracts from doctor's attention - mtme
        and so is scribbling all his notes into the chart and thinking - me
        A person is more likely to remember what was said - when they hand-write their notes - S/msg
        this only in the beginning; doctors have to get used to it!...sm - it
        I don't think "getting used to it" is the problem - mtme
        People who cling desperately to 'old times' - it
        People like you make me sad. - sm
        Now, why is that? Because I am telling the truth?..sm - it

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