Talk:trake

trake
I found on citation (which refers to the hole itself, not the recipient nor the procedure), more are needed if this entry is to be kept. -- Beobach972 04:13, 30 April 2007 (UTC)


 * I've found a few more cites. I've also moved the explicit definitions to trach, since that's by far the more common spelling if b.g.c. is any guide. (I think trake might actually be better described as a "misspelling" than as an "alternative spelling", but I don't know enough about it to say definitively.) —RuakhTALK 06:03, 30 April 2007 (UTC)

It is common practice in the medical field to refer to the patient by the medical procedure they have undergone. "The" tracheo(s)tomy [in room...], shortened to trach or trake, would refer to a specific tracheo(s)tomy patient. --Joe Webster 22:49, 30 April 2007 (UTC)


 * As per the third def. on trach, this is just pragmatic, it's not actually an equivalent. No would would ask, "Is your loved one a trach?" etc. The use needs to be a lot stonger than figurative. DAVilla 12:12, 1 May 2007 (UTC)

As to the respelling trake, it is common for shortened forms to be respelt phonetically. --Joe Webster 22:56, 30 April 2007 (UTC)


 * rfvpassed Cynewulf 17:42, 19 June 2007 (UTC)