Psychiatric dictation question

[Guest guest]

I vote for two words because the expression is derived from speaking of a " case "

where someone is nuts. Nutcase sounds more like something a nut would be

encased in.

Isn't it interesting how we have to " properized " (that is a Rennie term--grin)

slang? Well, it CAN be fun, eh?

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Psychiatric dictation question

The dictator states, " He continues to project and feels like people are

looking at him differently and always thinking that he is a nut case. "

Is nut case one word such as nutcase or two as I have nut case?

Thanks in advance,

[Guest guest]

I vote for two words because the expression is derived from speaking of a " case "

where someone is nuts. Nutcase sounds more like something a nut would be

encased in.

Isn't it interesting how we have to " properized " (that is a Rennie term--grin)

slang? Well, it CAN be fun, eh?

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Webmedx employee

Career Step graduate, 10/02/01

Experience: 9 months

My Home Page: http://www.renesue.com

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Psychiatric dictation question

The dictator states, " He continues to project and feels like people are

looking at him differently and always thinking that he is a nut case. "

Is nut case one word such as nutcase or two as I have nut case?

Thanks in advance,

[Guest guest]

I vote for two words because the expression is derived from speaking of a " case "

where someone is nuts. Nutcase sounds more like something a nut would be

encased in.

Isn't it interesting how we have to " properized " (that is a Rennie term--grin)

slang? Well, it CAN be fun, eh?

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Webmedx employee

Career Step graduate, 10/02/01

Experience: 9 months

My Home Page: http://www.renesue.com

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Psychiatric dictation question

The dictator states, " He continues to project and feels like people are

looking at him differently and always thinking that he is a nut case. "

Is nut case one word such as nutcase or two as I have nut case?

Thanks in advance,

[Guest guest]

The dictator states, " He continues to project and feels like people are

looking at him differently and always thinking that he is a nut case. "

Is nut case one word such as nutcase or two as I have nut case?

Thanks in advance,

Deborah Horton/39/married 12 years/3 boys ages 10, 9, 6

MT 10 Months With Data Dynamics

Montana

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[Guest guest]

Thanks all. I put it as two words and flagged it for review...let them

decide which )

Deborah Horton/39/married 12 years/3 boys ages 10, 9, 6

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[Guest guest]

Thanks all. I put it as two words and flagged it for review...let them

decide which )

Deborah Horton/39/married 12 years/3 boys ages 10, 9, 6

MT 10 Months With Data Dynamics

Montana

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[Guest guest]

Deborah, I agree with Rennie that it's two words, and it's a colloquial

expression. Therefore, in my opinion, it should be enclosed in quotation

marks. Surely the physician was quoting a lay person, not diagnosing! At

least it was a printable colloquialism.

Valeria

At 02:22 PM 7/31/2002 -0500, Rennie@Work wrote:

>I vote for two words because the expression is derived from speaking of a

> " case " where someone is nuts. Nutcase sounds more like something a nut

>would be encased in.

>

>Isn't it interesting how we have to " properized " (that is a Rennie

>term--grin) slang? Well, it CAN be fun, eh?

>

>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

>Webmedx employee

>Career Step graduate, 10/02/01

>Experience: 9 months

>My Home Page: <http://www.renesue.com>http://www.renesue.com

>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

>

> Psychiatric dictation question

>

>

>The dictator states, " He continues to project and feels like people are

>looking at him differently and always thinking that he is a nut case. "

>

>Is nut case one word such as nutcase or two as I have nut case?

>

>Thanks in advance,

[Guest guest]

Deborah, I agree with Rennie that it's two words, and it's a colloquial

expression. Therefore, in my opinion, it should be enclosed in quotation

marks. Surely the physician was quoting a lay person, not diagnosing! At

least it was a printable colloquialism.

Valeria

At 02:22 PM 7/31/2002 -0500, Rennie@Work wrote:

>I vote for two words because the expression is derived from speaking of a

> " case " where someone is nuts. Nutcase sounds more like something a nut

>would be encased in.

>

>Isn't it interesting how we have to " properized " (that is a Rennie

>term--grin) slang? Well, it CAN be fun, eh?

>

>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

>Webmedx employee

>Career Step graduate, 10/02/01

>Experience: 9 months

>My Home Page: <http://www.renesue.com>http://www.renesue.com

>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

>

> Psychiatric dictation question

>

>

>The dictator states, " He continues to project and feels like people are

>looking at him differently and always thinking that he is a nut case. "

>

>Is nut case one word such as nutcase or two as I have nut case?

>

>Thanks in advance,