Anonymous
11/19/2017 09:50
Subject: PSA: it's not called "Downs" or "Lymes"
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I did not know that re: Down, as in the UK it is in fact referred to as Down's syndrome with the apostrophe.
Down's syndrome is correct in The UK and mildly annoying in the U.S.. Downs as a stand alone term (like that child has Downs or worse that child is Downs or a Downs child) is wrong in both countries.
It’s also correct here, if not necessarily preferred.
Frankly it is a stupid thing to get annoyed by, OP
Are you similarly trouble by Cushing vs cushing’s? Addison vs Addison’s?
They are named after individuals. Using the possessive form has long been the standard form of reference.
You might want to think about a little therapy if something as trivial as that annoys you.
I am the PP, but not the OP, and I would be annoyed if aome one referred to me as a Cushings person. Especially if that person was opening up a debate on whether my life had merit.
Anonymous
11/19/2017 08:54
Subject: PSA: it's not called "Downs" or "Lymes"
My poor 80something mom can't keep up with the changes.
Says Afro-American, instead of African American.
Oriental instead of Asian or Oriental American. (Ugh)
Loves to point out "female doctor" or "male nurse" or worse, "lovely Afro American female doctor"....
Says Afro-American, instead of African American.
Oriental instead of Asian or Oriental American. (Ugh)
Loves to point out "female doctor" or "male nurse" or worse, "lovely Afro American female doctor"....
Anonymous
11/19/2017 08:50
Subject: PSA: it's not called "Downs" or "Lymes"
I've also heard prostrate cancer.
Anonymous
11/19/2017 07:57
Subject: Re:PSA: it's not called "Downs" or "Lymes"
In 1975 NIH decides to standardize on the spelling and they dropped the 's.
But they didn't for
Parkinson's disease
Alzheimer's disease
Linguists disagree but The NIH didn't care.
So if you were literate before 1975 it was Down's.
But they didn't for
Parkinson's disease
Alzheimer's disease
Linguists disagree but The NIH didn't care.
So if you were literate before 1975 it was Down's.
Anonymous
11/19/2017 07:54
Subject: PSA: it's not called "Downs" or "Lymes"
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I did not know that re: Down, as in the UK it is in fact referred to as Down's syndrome with the apostrophe.
Down's syndrome is correct in The UK and mildly annoying in the U.S.. Downs as a stand alone term (like that child has Downs or worse that child is Downs or a Downs child) is wrong in both countries.
It’s also correct here, if not necessarily preferred.
Frankly it is a stupid thing to get annoyed by, OP
Are you similarly trouble by Cushing vs cushing’s? Addison vs Addison’s?
They are named after individuals. Using the possessive form has long been the standard form of reference.
You might want to think about a little therapy if something as trivial as that annoys you.
Anonymous
11/19/2017 07:47
Subject: PSA: it's not called "Downs" or "Lymes"
Didn't people used to call that a mongoloid baby.
Anonymous
11/19/2017 07:46
Subject: PSA: it's not called "Downs" or "Lymes"
But that school & medical center in Baltimore is called JohnS Hopkins, not John Hopkins.
Ex: When we went to Johns Hopkins to get treatment for Larla’s Lyme disease, we saw a family whose son had Down Syndrome.
Ex: When we went to Johns Hopkins to get treatment for Larla’s Lyme disease, we saw a family whose son had Down Syndrome.
Anonymous
11/19/2017 07:45
Subject: PSA: it's not called "Downs" or "Lymes"
Anonymous wrote:I did not know that re: Down, as in the UK it is in fact referred to as Down's syndrome with the apostrophe.
Down's syndrome is correct in The UK and mildly annoying in the U.S.. Downs as a stand alone term (like that child has Downs or worse that child is Downs or a Downs child) is wrong in both countries.
Anonymous
11/19/2017 07:42
Subject: PSA: it's not called "Downs" or "Lymes"
People do this with store names too: JC Penney’s, Kroger’s, etc.
Anonymous
11/19/2017 07:42
Subject: Re:PSA: it's not called "Downs" or "Lymes"
Silver Springs!
But really, when someone speaks this way you know you're not dealing with an expert and you can just end the conversation early.
But really, when someone speaks this way you know you're not dealing with an expert and you can just end the conversation early.
Anonymous
11/19/2017 07:36
Subject: PSA: it's not called "Downs" or "Lymes"
I'm a medical professional and cringe when people call it Lymes. One of the doctors I work with refuses to say Lyme correctly because she's 'always called it Lymes.'
(She's a real gem.)
(She's a real gem.)
Anonymous
11/19/2017 07:17
Subject: PSA: it's not called "Downs" or "Lymes"
Lyme's disease (or Lymes disease?) drives me crazy. My DH's family says this. It's named after Lyme, CT, people. Not some long-dead person named Lyme. I correct my DH but he prefers saying it wrong.
Anonymous
11/19/2017 05:33
Subject: PSA: it's not called "Downs" or "Lymes"
I did not know that re: Down, as in the UK it is in fact referred to as Down's syndrome with the apostrophe.
Anonymous
11/19/2017 05:18
Subject: PSA: it's not called "Downs" or "Lymes"
Don’t ever spend time in Baltimore. Before the vaccine, people used to get chicken pops all the time.
Anonymous
11/19/2017 00:45
Subject: PSA: it's not called "Downs" or "Lymes"
This is a pet peeve of mine.
It is Down Syndrome, not Downs. It's Lyme disease, not Lymes. If you care enough to discuss Down Syndrome or Lyme disease, care enough to use the correct terminology.
It is Down Syndrome, not Downs. It's Lyme disease, not Lymes. If you care enough to discuss Down Syndrome or Lyme disease, care enough to use the correct terminology.