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quotes[0]='<b>TOURNIQUET</b> <i>/tr-ni-ket/</i><br>Always remember to pronounce it with the "t"'

quotes[1]='<b>STATUE</b> <i>/stat-yu/</i><br> Keep it simple; there is no such word as <i>stey-tyu</i>'

quotes[2]='<b>MANGO</b> <i>/mang-gow/</i><br>It&#39;s simple.  Wherever did we get the idea that it&#39;s <i>meyng-gow?</i>'

quotes[3]='<b>VEHICLE</b> <i>/vee-yee-kl/</i><br>Remember the silent "h".  It is not <i>/vee-hee-kl/<i> or <i>/ve-hee-kl/<i> or whatever!'

quotes[4]='<b>THAILAND</b> <i>/tai-land/</i><br>"Th" is pronounced as "t".  Same goes with the surnames Thomas and Thompson.  And please, they are Thais, not Thailanders'

quotes[5]='<b>INTERPRETATIVE</b> <i>/in-ter-pre-tey-tiv/</i><br>Here&#39;s something we commonly miss.  "-ative" usually comes with a long /a/.  Same goes with qualitative and quantitative.'

quotes[6]='<b>PERITONEAL</b> <i>/pe-ri-to-nee-yl/</i><br>Good to know for future US-RNs.  Never underestimate the importance of syllables'

quotes[7]='<b>EPINEPRHINE</b> <i>/e-pi-&#39;nef-rin/</i><br>The stress is on "nef", not "pi"'

quotes[8]='<b>ZEALOUS</b> <i>/ze-lus/</i><br>It&#39;s a short /e/ there.  But don&#39;t get confused; Zeal remains the long /e/'

quotes[9]='<b>SOUTHERN</b> <i>/suth-thrn/</i><br>Short /u/ there.  Also remember to pronounce the "th" as "their", not as in "think"'

quotes[10]='<b>DIGOXIN</b> <i>/dij-jox-sin/</i><br>Say it with attitude!  For future us, it wouldn&#39;t hurt to know the correct pronunciation of a few basic medications'

quotes[11]='<b>MEATUS</b> <i>/mi-yey-ts/</i><br>That&#39;s right, dearie!  Thanks to Diane for submitting this bit'

quotes[12]='<b>PSORIASIS</b> <i>/so-ra-ya-sis/</i><br>It&#39;s not <i>/sor-ya-sis/</i>.  Often the correct pronunciation requires syllabication - that includes splitting the vowels.'

quotes[13]='<b>NITROGLYCERIN</b> <i>/nai-tro-glih-cr-rn/</i><br>One of the most common meds apparently has a short /i/ in "glih".'

quotes[14]='<b>ALZHEIMER&#39;S</b> <i>/olts-high-mrs/</i><br>We tend to miss the "t" that comes with the correct pronunciation'

quotes[15]='<b>KUSSMAUL</b> <i>/kush-mall/</i><br>Quite sexy, eh?  Yes, that&#39;s the kind of respiration you get from ketoacidosis'

quotes[16]='<b>PENICILLIN</b> <i>/&#39;pen-ni-sil-ln/</i><br>Stress on "pen", not "ni" (which we are ironically so used to).  Doesn&#39;t it feel strange to alter something so basic?'

quotes[17]='<b>HEMORRHAGIC</b> <i>/he-mo-rey-jic/</i><br>Go ahead, get used to saying <i>/deng-ge he-mo-rey-jic fee-vr/</i>.  Mrs. Junsay will be thrilled :)'

quotes[18]='<b>BETADINE</b> <i>/bey-ta-dine/</i><br>How incredibly thrilling!  "Be" is pronounced with a long /a/, like Baywatch'

quotes[19]='<b>PITUITARY</b> <i>/pi-too-wi-tery/</i><br>Goodbye <i>/pit-wi-tary/</i>!  We&#39;re off to the United States!  Ok, in the meantime, we aim to pass the TSE.'

quotes[20]='<b>PERINEUM</b> <i>/pe-ri-knee-ym/</i<br>Again, split those vowels into syllables.  We tend to a whole lot of inappropriate mixing.'

quotes[21]='<b>NASOPHARYNGEAL</b> <i>/ney-so-fa-rin-jee-yl/</i><br>"Pharyngeal" requires split syllables.  Also included <i>/ney-so/</i>, which a few people tend to read as <i>/na-so/</i>'

quotes[22]='<b>TRIAGE</b> <i>/tree-yazh/></i><br>"Tri" as in "tree", not "try".  Heard it in numerous movies'

quotes[23]='<b>BURY</b> <i>/be-ree/></i><br>Respect the dead by pronouncing their final activity right.  It&#39;s perfectly synonymous with the fruit berry.'

quotes[24]='<b>DIGEST (verb)</b> <i>/dih-jest/></i><br>Here&#39;s something we tend to overlook.  Digest (the verb, as in "digest the food") has a short /i/.  Digest (the noun, as in "Reader&#39;s Digest") has a long /i/... <i>/die-jest/<i>'

quotes[25]='<b>MARGARINE</b> <i>/mar-j-rn/</i><br>Favorite food, favorite error.  Not many know that margarine actually carries the soft "g", as in Gigi :-)'

quotes[26]='<b>SCARCE</b> <i>/skers/</i><br>Scarcely do we know words ending in -arce pronouced this way.  Scarce = scares'

quotes[27]='<b>ASCARIASIS</b> <i>/as-ka-&#39;ra-ya-sis/</i><br>Like "amoebiasis" and "filariasis", we spit the vowels and place the stress on the syllable containing the "i"'

quotes[28]='<b>CLEANLINESS</b> <i>/klen-li-nes/</i><br>Another tricky one which gets us all jumbled with its root!  Cleanliness is pronounced with a short /e/'

quotes[29]='<b>MEDIATRIX</b> <i>/mee-dee-yey-trix/</i><br>Say it: Mary our Mediatrix.  Not Mary our /mee-ja-trix/'

quotes[30]='<b>CREPE</b> <i>/kreyp/</i><br>Be it the popular dish or the paper, crepe is "scrape" without the "s".  Whyever did we call it /krep/?'

quotes[31]='<b>TABLEAU</b> <i>/tab-low/</i><br>Tableau, plateau, chateau, trousseau, bureau, beau, Sophie Marceau... all come with long /o/s'

quotes[32]='<b>STABILIZE</b> <i>/stey-bil-layz/</i><br>Long /a/ there, but don&#39;t confuse it with "stability", which remains with the short /a/'

quotes[33]='<b>PRICES</b> <i>/prai-ses/</i><br>Note these tips: A "c" between 2 vowels is pronounced as "s", never "z".  So it&#39;s always <i>prices or precious</i>.<br>"S" is pronounced as "zh", as in <i>treasure & measure</i><br>"Ss", on the other hand, is pronounced as "sh", as in <i>pressure or fissure.</i>  Please, DO NOT mix them up!'

quotes[34]='<b>ATROPHIED</b> <i>/a-tro-feed/</i><br>We often pick words from movies.  Thanks to Morpheus of the Matrix, we now know that it&#39;s not /a-tro-fide/ but /feed/.'

quotes[35]='<b>CEPHALOSPORINE</b> <i>/se-fa-lo-&#39;spo-rn/</i><br>Stress on "spo", not "lo" like we&#39;re used to.  Same goes with other -sporin words.'

quotes[36]='<b>VENA CAVA</b> <i>/veena cave-va/</i><br>Long /a/!  Fancy that!  Picked this one up while viewing a cardiovascular tape in preparation for Gigi&#39;s lecture'

quotes[37]='<b>SYNAPSE</b> <i>/sn-naps/</i><br>We tend to pronounce the "y" as long /i/, but this is not the case.  To those who have forgotten, it is the point at which a nerve impulses pass from one neuron to another'

quotes[38]='<b>WEARY</b> <i>/wee-ree/</i><br>Weary as in tired, is pronounced with the long /e/.  When you say /wery/, you are actually referring to "wary", as in cautious.'

quotes[39]='<b>SUEDE</b> <i>/sweyd/</i><br>If you&#39;ve heard Elvis sing Blue Suede Shoes, you should know this word.  It&#39;s not /swed/; it&#39;s /sweyd/ as in swayed.  Take it from someone who sells shoes :-)'

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