Do you correct others for errors in spelling, word usage and meaning, or do you remain silent? What if it were your boss?
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I do correct errors usually. Because we deal with lots of complicated names and terms in lectures and the like, and because I have come across such terms thorugh prior experience at work/previous degree, I tend to get the hang of it better than others. Plus I'm quite good and the pronounciation of terms I've never heard of anyway, I just seem to work out the sounds logically. For example, pterygoid to me has an obviously silent "t" but some of my colleagues pronounce it incorrectly. And hearing lingo in a practical setting by others help as well, so drug names, conditions and procedures roll off the tongue much more easily. If it were my boss, I'd hope that he would have the experience and knowledge to correctly pronounce such words already, otherwise I would have to question his suitability as boss-material!
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Proper grammar is a sign of respect for others, and their ideas. I wouldn't presume to correct my boss, however, I might offer a suggestion on a better way to word something, especially if it were meant for dissemination.
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I do, but it depends on the situation. If someone were pouring out their heart and using bad grammar, I wouldn't be correcting them, but listening to their trouble. If it were my boss, I would probably not correct him...bosses don't like being told they are wrong.
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