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taylorboosh
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In hospital terms, why do they say "bloods"?

As in we need to take some bloods...

Why not blood without the s?

I thought blood was a plural too?

[Edited on 01-08-2012 by john-d]
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Blood isn't plural, there's no notion of plurality with an indiscrete amount of something, ie. you can't count it.

The exactly etymology of 'bloods' might not be grammatically correct but in that context, I would understand it to mean a number of samples of blood.

So if they need a few to send to different places, they need bloods. Not blood as that would need further processing before it could be tested for each thing.

The plural comes because the phrase is short for 'samples of blood', in which samples can be counted and therefore can be plural.
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That's a good answer, you ever think of teaching?
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Copied directly from my sister (nurse....apparantly)

Cos there's diff types of blood test they do so if there taking more than one pot to test for different things they call it bloods.

Clever Ian.
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I've always wondered why tbh it sounds retarded people saying bloods
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Even with the reason it still sounds daft. Bad as 'lolz' t bh.

Guessing your in the hospital now? Start putting 's' on the end of random words!
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Nope they stopped at 11 pm mate, even had to go to work

Watching 24hours in a and e
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Sup bloods
taylorboosh
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This is that inter thread humour I hear so much about isn't it?
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Lol.

Get a vindaloo down her. That'll shift it.
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Bloods and crips
John
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Medical profession make words up for loads of stuff.

One that gets my goat is cervical, brought to light by that advert where they pronounced it cerviacal.
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Your scottish. Therefore cannot comment on how anything is pronounced
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We probably invented most of the words and the items the words describe.
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quote:
Originally posted by Gary
Your scottish. Therefore cannot comment on how anything is pronounced


*You're
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Noone mentioned haggis.
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quote:
Originally posted by Gary
Your scottish. Therefore cannot comment on how anything is pronounced


*Scottish
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quote:
Originally posted by Gary
Your scottish. Therefore cannot comment on how anything is pronounced


*pronounced.
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Cool
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Isn't it the meaning for a family who all have something in common

Example blue bloods - all coppers/lawyers
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quote:
Originally posted by Gary
Your scottish. Therefore cannot comment on how anything is pronounced


You're
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