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February 9

resuscitation room

Is there a resuscitation room in a hospital? Is it where dying patients are rescued? Thank you! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 222.128.171.98 (talk) 03:57, 9 February 2014 (UTC)

Please DO NOT repeat questions like this. If you have asked a question before, and cannot find the answer, search the archives above.

Please SIGN YOUR QUESTIONS by typing ~~~~ at the end of them. Good behavior will be responded to with generosity. Continued disruption will eventually lead to you being blocked. μηδείς (talk) 04:17, 9 February 2014 (UTC)

Not sure what sparked the above, but the short answer is that resuscitation is very likely to be done where ever the patient happens to be -- room, hallway, operating theatre -- simply because the delay of moving him or her to a special room would likely prove fatal.DOR (HK) (talk) 08:22, 12 February 2014 (UTC)

What sparked the above is that the OP already asked the same question, which was linked to in my response, see the blue text, put your cursor over it, and double click. μηδείς (talk) 16:41, 12 February 2014 (UTC)

Why are the initial letters of dad & mom are often capitalized?

Why are the initial letters of dad & mom often capitalized though the two words are not at the beginning of a sentence? — Preceding unsigned comment added by User:222.128.171.98 (talk • contribs)

The rule is, if you are talking about a particular person, you capitalize it: "Some moms and dads are better than others. My Mom and your Dad are both above average."

Note that this rule applies to other nouns too: "My God is the best god." "Of all the presidents, I think President Obama is the first born in Hawaii." StuRat (talk) 05:08, 9 February 2014 (UTC)

I don't buy such a rule. Would you write "my Sister, my Optometrist"? —Tamfang (talk) 05:22, 9 February 2014 (UTC)

No, those shouldn't be capitalized because "My" is narrowing down all of the sisters/optometrists down to the specific one you're talking about - to stretch out those phrases, you're really saying "my specific one of the many sisters out there"...which means that "sister" is not talking about a specific one, even though "my sister" is. Hence, I think StuRat's example "My God is the best god" is wrong - it should be "My god is the best god" - although "Almighty God is the only god" would require capitalization. SteveBaker (talk) 17:27, 10 February 2014 (UTC)

In Hinduism, it would make sense to say "my god is the best god". Abrahamic religion believers would likely say "My God... [anything]" because they don't believe other gods exist. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 18:23, 10 February 2014 (UTC)

Nonsense - they can certainly say it - doesn't mean that they mean it! I'm an atheist, and it doesn't stop me from saying "Jesus will come and save us all"...I just don't happen to believe it! Anyway, this is just a linguistic example - go with "I think my mom is the best mom" if that helps...you still don't capitalize the first "mom" - but you would if you just said "I think Mom is the best mom". SteveBaker (talk) 21:44, 10 February 2014 (UTC)

Well, Mr. Know-It-All, you may be surprised to learn, as noted in Sayings of Jesus on the cross, that when referring to the Abrahamic God, it's standard practice to capitalize, even when saying "My God" rather than just "God". ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 01:06, 11 February 2014 (UTC)

Because they are used like names, or at least like nicknames. —Tamfang (talk) 05:22, 9 February 2014 (UTC)

More likely to be capitalized when used as a "title" as opposed to a generic noun. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 06:25, 9 February 2014 (UTC)

• That's the one, Bugs. These are honorifics being used as pronouns, so "my sister, the Ooptometrist", but "hang in there, Sister will help you" (such as in the Berenstain Bears) — Crisco 1492 (talk) 06:52, 9 February 2014 (UTC)

Optometrists never get a capital. Unless there's a supervillain named The Optometrist, who helps Big Brother watch you. InedibleHulk (talk) 06:56, 9 February 2014 (UTC)

• And that is a typo. *baah* — Crisco 1492 (talk) 07:15, 9 February 2014 (UTC)

But in the Berenstein Bears, "Brother" and "Sister" are their actual names. Adam Bishop (talk) 10:45, 10 February 2014 (UTC)

Yep. Every bear calls Brother's sister Sister, not just her brother, Brother. And their last name seems to be "Bear". So they're the bears and the Bears, but not The Bears. InedibleHulk (talk) 10:56, 10 February 2014 (UTC)

To put it simply, it's because they're being used as names/titles/proper nouns. They are not capitalized when you are talking about mothers or fathers as a whole (or a specific parent when not referring to them as if "Mom" is their name), only when you are speaking about someone you call Mom or Dad. Ex: "When is Mommy coming?" (someone talking about their mother) "Your mommy will be here at three." (referring to a mommy, but not as if their name were "Mommy") - Purplewowies (talk) 08:21, 9 February 2014 (UTC)

Yes, exactly as I was taught in secondary school. μηδείς (talk) 22:40, 9 February 2014 (UTC)

And unless you're referring to a member of the Catholic clergy, you wouldn't capitalize brother or sister because you wouldn't likely call your brother or sister by those titles - they are your generational peers, so you would typically call them by their first names. Respect for elders: Mother, Father, Grandmother, Grandfather, Aunt, Uncle, etc. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 16:02, 9 February 2014 (UTC)

Strictly speaking, Christian Brothers and Sisters are not members of the clergy. The latter are ordained (originally "learned men"), the former lay people (originally "uneducated"). There are, of course, numerous exceptions and borderline cases, Thomas Aquinas, William of Occam or my late country man Gregor Mendel come to mind. --Cookatoo.ergo.ZooM (talk) 10:19, 10 February 2014 (UTC)

In the Catholic church there are mendicant orders (brothers and sisters) and Holy orders or Canons Regular/Clerics Regular (fathers). For example, the former includes groups like the Franciscans, while the latter includes the Jesuits. In common parlance, the difference is drawn between monks and priests (though is complicated by the fact that some monks are also priests, while others are not). --Jayron32 14:10, 10 February 2014 (UTC)

Ordained, unless I've grossly misunderstood, doesn't mean 'learned'; it means 'brought into the order'. And don't some monastic orders have associates called something like "lay brothers" who are not monks? —Tamfang (talk) 01:46, 11 February 2014 (UTC)

So to clarify my earlier comment, if Mom or Dad is a title or name of a specific individual, then you capitalize it. So, "Is that your eyeball on the floor, Dad ?" or "I'd really rather not go back to the rectory with you alone, Father O'Malley". StuRat (talk) 01:58, 11 February 2014 (UTC)

wlan/ wifi

jak nastavím v menu správce zařízení tak abych se mohl připojit přez wifi? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.103.57.125 (talk) 04:37, 9 February 2014 (UTC)

Google Translate tells me that the above says "How do I set menu in the device manager so I could connect to wifi prez?" Dismas|^(talk) 05:10, 9 February 2014 (UTC)

One would probably not need the device manager, unless it was faulty. Use the "Network and Sharing Center" instead.

Here is a pure google translate answer for Czech. I have no idea whatsoever if the translation below is legible.

Člověk by asi není třeba správce zařízení, pokud je to vadný. Pomocí "Centrum sítí a sdílení" místo.

DanielDemaret (talk) 09:21, 9 February 2014 (UTC)

Aircraft emergency messages for passengers

Could someone drop me a link for aircraft emergency messages for the passengers in any audio format (preferably, by a female)? Like "Ladies and gentlemen, we have an emergency aboard the aircraft and we will be making an emergency landing. Please make sure your seatbelts are fastened" or "Passengers, brace, brace, brace for the emergency landing. Place your head between your knees and protect your head with your hands". My quick search was inconclusive, thanks in advance. Brandmeister^talk 12:10, 9 February 2014 (UTC)

How about "From the Air" by Laurie Anderson? —Tamfang (talk) 01:48, 11 February 2014 (UTC)