So, we now know the results of the referendum, and the government will have to decide how to proceed to the next stage of negotiations. I am talking, of course, […]
Jeff Aronson’s Words
Jeffrey Aronson: When I use a word . . . More medical patronymics
Last week I discussed the various forms of patronymics that are formed by adding prefixes or suffixes meaning “son/child of,” concentrating on UK varieties. Now I go further afield. The […]
Jeffrey Aronson: When I use a word . . . Medical patronymics
Of the different types of surname origins, patronymics are the most common. A patronym or patronymic (Greek πατήρ father + ὀνομα name) is a name that derives from the first […]
Jeffrey Aronson: When I use a word . . . Leave or remain
Among all the misleading statements and frank untruths with which we’ve been bombarded by both sides in the debate on the forthcoming referendum, one form of argument has not, as […]
Jeffrey Aronson: When I use a word . . . Delamothe
Tony Delamothe retires from The BMJ today, after nearly 30 years. His experience and expertise will be greatly missed. Here I am interested in his name. “Ant[h]ony” comes from the Roman […]
Jeffrey Aronson: When I use a word . . .Tariffs
The news that certain companies have been charging over the odds for non-branded pharmaceutical products is not surprising, given activities in this market elsewhere. Last year the US rights to […]
Jeffrey Aronson: When I use a word . . . MARKing and preventing medication errors
The European Medicines Agency’s definition of a medication error, published last year, is “an unintended failure in the treatment process that leads to, or has the potential to lead to, […]
Jeffrey Aronson: When I use a word . . . Errors
The village of Erice sits above the town of Trapani on top of a mountain about 750 metres above sea level in the north-west corner of Sicily (picture below). Its […]
Jeffrey Aronson: When I use a word . . . Political personification
Having deconstructed part of the Conservative Party’s 2015 manifesto in last week’s blog, I thought that I ought to extend the favour this week to the Labour Party’s 2015 manifesto. […]
Jeffrey Aronson: Mandates and manifestos
I recently heard Jeremy Hunt, UK health secretary, on the Today programme claiming that the Government has a mandate for the controversial contract that it wants junior hospital doctors to sign. […]