Mispronunciations that drive you nuts

29 Car-dee-ya-zem.



It's car-di-zem. Or dil-ti-ya-zem.

Cardiazem isn't a real thing.

Can I get an amen?!
Stats for sats drives me nuts !!!

It's Phen-er-gan, not phen-a-grin.It's a Holter monitor, not a halter.Spelling- it's HIPAA, not HIPPA.When I see it as "HIPPA", I picture this:

Myocardial infraction instead of myocardial infarction.BTW, the incorrect pronunciation was made by the facility's nurse educator who held a dual role as the director of staff development. Yes, she's no longer employed with that particular company.

I've never really cared about the little things...

Quote from Anna S, RNIt's Phen-er-gan, not phen-a-grin.It's a Holter monitor, not a halter.Spelling- it's HIPAA, not HIPPA.When I see it as "HIPPA", I picture this:

1. HIPPA definitely! 2. Her-o-wine instead of heroin as said by many of my patients who use it. 3. This isn't nursing specific but safety deposit box instead of safe deposit box is probably the one that rattles me the most.

I hate alot a lot.

Quote from ParkerBC,MSN,RNI've never really cared about the little things...

Work-related:OrientateContimeterIn daily life:Too many to mention. The book that brought me and my husband together was "Eats, Shoots and Leaves". It was like two geeks meeting their gaze across a Mensa convention.

Quote from ixchelYou will love this. Hyperbole and a Half: The Alot is Better Than You at Everything

My mother has said "mim-a-ture" for "miniature" all of her life. I'm never going to change her!!!

Honestly, grammar and spelling bug me more. I'll never understand why some find using "there", "their" and "they're" so difficult. It's really not that hard.Mispronunciations don't bother me so much. The day I pronounce "metoprolol" correctly will be a happy one.I'm also guilty of adding that extra u to "nuclear" and of sometimes saying "axe" in place of "ask".And it was on this very website that I was surprised to be told that one does not pronounce the 't' in "often".