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gray

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#45
Good to see you Zlatan, I hope you've been well.

As you can see I somehow ended up posting here again

Martin said:
ever seen a really good EKG?
Nope, but I've always wondered why that 'K' is in there when I assume it stands for 'kardio'
 

Martin

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Dec 31, 2000
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#46
gray said:
Good to see you Zlatan, I hope you've been well.

As you can see I somehow ended up posting here again


Nope, but I've always wondered why that 'K' is in there when I assume it stands for 'kardio'
isn't it 'cardio'?
 

Martin

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Dec 31, 2000
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#51
An electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG, abbreviated from the German Elektrokardiogramm)

I'd say you were right on the money. Dutch and German probably has the same spelling for this word.
 

Martin

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Dec 31, 2000
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gray said:
Martin, please tell me you use keyword searches, and all you needed to type was

"wiki EKG"

or something along the lines.
Actually 'w EKG'. I have about 5-6 for the ones I use all the time.
 

Slagathor

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Jul 25, 2001
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#54
Martin said:
An electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG, abbreviated from the German Elektrokardiogramm)

I'd say you were right on the money. Dutch and German probably has the same spelling for this word.
Actually Dutch tends to stay true to its close ties to English.

Electrocardiogram.
 

Seven

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Jun 25, 2003
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#56
Zlatan said:
See, thats Ok, because I'm a hypocrite.

Beh, such values aren't important on an internet forum. I keep my word in real life, but why do it here? Because I care about what people like Jeeks think about me?
 
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    Zlatan said:
    But I'm not, Dan. Nobody is. Nobody can be as cool as you, Dan.
    Thats not true. Theres erik, jeeks, and about 6 billion other people excluding you and the ecosystem living in your sock under your bed.
     
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    Erik-with-a-k said:
    Couldn't stay away from said messageboard rather, despite several promises and swears along those lines. It's a fine display of sad addiction. Admirable, really. Tell me, when you wear a hat in winter, do you find it makes your spine creak?
    i wish i could of been in here to get in the live yucks
     

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