Pet peeve

Posted By: badpenny on 2008-10-09
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One of my pet peeves are the terms that are constantly used with apostrophes that are not supposed to be used with them. For example, especially the maneuvers, like Spurling or Lachman. Then you have the commonly used Baker cyst or Alzheimer disease. None of these terms are used with apostrophes in either Stedman's or McDorland's. I just had QA go through and add apostrophes to all of these terms. Am I totally wrong in abiding by the 2 references that I use the most as the standards?

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Pet peeve - badpenny
- Hey, guys..... - equineluvr
- QA is wrpng. My QA does the same thing - sm
- First, why does every little thing have to be discussed with clients, right down to apostrophes? - FedUP
  - It is not that every client is questioned, - see message
    - What happens, is MTSOs coddle the clients and let the clients call all of the shots. - FedUP
      - Question -- when you go to get your - jd
        But if I asked her to use a specific pair of scissors that aren't - FedUP
      - Excuse me, the client is paying the - see message
        So if I'm an RN that works for an agency SM - FedUP
- Book of Style 2nd Edition - QA
- Bottom line---Check with your supervisor. - sm
  - One of my jobs says use apostrophes - LinK
- apostrophes - Pauline
  - BOS says no unless the word stands - kt
  - It is confusing, and while not for the . . . - badpenny
    - Stedman's and Dorland's are great, but - dm
- No you are not totally wrong - non
  - My gripe is about the fact that . . . - badpenny
    - I would clarify this with my supervisor. - jd
    - this editor takes the time because... - moon1010
- QA - Wrong
  - Taber's says - mt45
    - Then I guess Stedmand's and Dorland's is WRONG! - badpenny
      - Um - mt45
  - some clients want those apostrophes - moon1010
    - I understand, Moon1010, but if that is the way . . . - badpenny
    - I was just going to add that - Wrong
      - that's fine if the CP states that, but... - mt

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There is one doc on an account I do that drives me NUTS. He goes from screaming into his handheld and distorting the sound, so I turn my sound way down. The next sentence he nearly whispers, so I crank the sound up and hold my breath to hear him. And, you guessed it, this goes back and forth for the entire dictation. He is so loud he literally blasts me off my chair at times when he starts talking. At other times he whispers and I struggle to hear him. Argh! I wonder why on earthy he just cannot keep the same volume in his voice?? My ears are very sensitive, so by the time I finish any report with him I have a pounding headache.

Scary! Wonder what info they are trying to get? Or is it just to peeve off some good MTs?