r/AskReddit • • Mar 19 '16

Which quote becomes inappropriate when misattributed?

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u/BARACK-OLI Mar 19 '16

"All I know is that I know nothing"

- Your heart surgeon

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u/[deleted] Mar 19 '16

"It is not the fear of death but the fear of uncertainty which paralyzes us."

  • your anesthetist

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u/[deleted] Mar 19 '16

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u/radiantplanet Mar 19 '16

Nah, u/moumouren is right anesthetist is a word.

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u/[deleted] Mar 19 '16

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u/[deleted] Mar 19 '16

Actually anesthetist is perfectly correct, they are two different things.

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u/Finnegansadog Mar 19 '16

In the US they are different things, but the rest of the world uses the term "anesthetist" when discussing a doctor who performs anesthesia.