Re: Word Help

From: Bambi C. (blcc324_at_epix.net)
Date: 09/30/04


Date: Thu, 30 Sep 2004 00:59:07 GMT


"Barbara Carlson" <bbcarlson@snappydsl.net> wrote in message
news:sr2dnX8yhs0fxMbcRVn-jA@snappydsl.net...
> Do others of you have problems with doctors mispronouncing drugs. I even
> have one who both mispronounces and spells them incorrectly. Sometimes
when
> he does that I am quite sure what it should be, but I would never chance
> making a change in situations like that. I just flag them that I could
not
> verify spelling for that drug. Virtually all of my doctors have problems
> like that--often with drugs they do not use in their own practice.
>
> Barb C.

Oh yeah. They mispronounce the long words and don't spell them. They spell
the easy words, but often incorrectly. Just recently I had a doctor spell
"abdomen" for me. How thoughtful! I laughed out loud.

Bambi C.



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