The BOS says otherwise, BUT why does everyone

seem to be buying into them being an authority???  Just because someone puts it in a book and says it's the new way does not mean it is now correct!

Grammar and punctuation rules have been around a long time.  Now the BOS comes out and contradicts so much.  They are not the ultimate authority!!!

Many, many doctors prefer traditional grammar and punctuation and will actually think an MT is uneducated if they use some of the BOS "rules."

• SPELLING OUT or not. - Whats right?
  • Ask who you work for how THEY want it done - sm - Laura E.
    • or meds, aspirin eighty-one milligrams would look very silly! - nm - Laura E.
  • As of about a couple months ago, we are to - sm
  • Personally, I like the new rule. I think it looks terrible to type - My 2 cents
  • You are not supposed to do it in medical reports any longer. - Constantly changing world
  • The BOS says otherwise, BUT why does everyone - IHMT
    • BOS - mary
    • It is about CLARITY in the medical record. - It's not about BOS
      • numerals used for consistency..so all is the same.. - Consistency..............NM
    • so true, and think about this...sm - ntk
      • spelling numbers out is expanding for more $$$..nm - Consistency..............NM
        • Since lines are not always measured the same way... - IHMT
    • Numbers - XXXXX
      • if you are doing this, then you are....sm - CONSISTENCY.....
        • Actually, what the account wants is more important than the BOS. - MT-QA
      • I'm with you . . . although the BOS insists . . . - IHMT
  • Current BOS says to use Arabic for numbers 1 through 10 (this is different from in the past). nm - Lynn
    • My English teacher would cringe at the BOS. nm - Numbing numbers
      • Who ARE these people who make this stuff up every year charge $ for it?? - Not buying
        • "they" are MTs, MTSOs, and the AMA. If you can do better for cheaper..go for it..let us know w - go ahead
          • The AMA has their own book of style... - IHMT
      • Your English teacher does not do medical reports. This is for medical reports. - nm
      • Medical writing is different. But I thought I just saw a huge SM - Becky

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