Off topic: Medical translators only Thread poster: Filippe Vasconcellos de Freitas Guimarães
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A brilliant post from one of my favorite blogs. "Whether it is interpreting a physicians handwriting, transcribing the muffled rants of the dictating clinician or battling the auto-correct function of microsoft word…meaning can sometimes be lost in translation..."
Transcriptionists would probably find these funnier, but I've certainly run into my fair share of... maladaptive changes... See more A brilliant post from one of my favorite blogs. "Whether it is interpreting a physicians handwriting, transcribing the muffled rants of the dictating clinician or battling the auto-correct function of microsoft word…meaning can sometimes be lost in translation..."
Transcriptionists would probably find these funnier, but I've certainly run into my fair share of... maladaptive changes in event-related brain networks*:
http://lifeinthefastlane.com/2010/07/lost-in-translation
*Brownie (not browniz) points to whoever can find the scholarly source of this gem. ▲ Collapse
| | | | Emma Goldsmith 
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Spanish to English
| Thanks for sharing | Jul 28, 2010 |
Brought tears to my eyes this morning! LOL 
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What can I say? Brilliant and REALLY FUNNY
THANK YOU !!!!
BTW, I make the BEST brownies in my neighborhood, so.. if you decide to attend Proz conference in SP this weekend - let me know ... you deserve a double recipe of homemade brownies
Chris
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| a good laugh helps to start the day with a smile! | Jul 28, 2010 |
Really funny, I wouldn't know which one to pick as most hilarious!
| | | | | Added it to my favorites | Jul 28, 2010 |
That was hilarious, thank you for a great morning laugh!
But be careful, I began browsing the blog and had real trouble getting back to work...
Marie-Christine
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Italian to German
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I'm a paying member of proz.com and I will probably renew even though my work load has not increased much because of it, but it's worth supporting a website like it because of the positive side-effects it has, such as a real good laugh every now and then.
| | | | | abnormal lover | Jul 28, 2010 |
excellent! thanks for sharing My favourites no. 26, 29 and 33, except for an abnormal lover of course
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Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Very funny..
Here's a medical joke for all of you to laugh. lol
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A beautiful, voluptuous woman went to a local gynecologist. The doctor took one look at her and all his professionalism went out the window. He immediately asked her to undress, afterwhich the doctor began to stroke her thigh.
Doing so, he asked her, "Do you know what I'm doing?" "Yes," she replied, "you're checking for any abrasions or dermatological abnormalities." "That i... See more Very funny..
Here's a medical joke for all of you to laugh. lol
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A beautiful, voluptuous woman went to a local gynecologist. The doctor took one look at her and all his professionalism went out the window. He immediately asked her to undress, afterwhich the doctor began to stroke her thigh.
Doing so, he asked her, "Do you know what I'm doing?" "Yes," she replied, "you're checking for any abrasions or dermatological abnormalities." "That is right," said the doctor.
He then began to fondle her breasts. "Do you know what I'm doing now?" he asked. "Yes," the woman said, "you're checking for any lumps or breast cancer." "Correct," replied the shady doctor.
Finally, he mounted his patient and started having sexual intercourse with her. He asked, "Do you know what I'm doing now?" "Yes," she said. "You're getting herpes; which is why I came here in the first place."
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