http://www.englishforums.com/English/ArticlesTeachersAboutEfl/Forum8.htmResource of articles submitted by our teachers.enXMOD (Build: 3615.39139)http://www.englishforums.com/English/WordDoctorMedicalEnglish/cb/post.htmMon, 25 May 2009 07:38:17 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:35hitchhiker0http://www.englishforums.com/English/WordDoctorMedicalEnglish/cb/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments8-35.xmlA Word with the DOCTOR by Dr John Winsor The Sunday Times of Malta ----------------------------------------------------------- DO YOU get tongue-tied at the doctor's? Do you dry up when you enter the consulting room? What do you say when you sit down by the doctor's desk? Doctors have a similar problem: what to say to patients. To start the consultation with "How are you?" is just no use. Whenever I've tried that opening gambit, "very well, thank you" has been the instant response - followed by a pause. Then an embarrassed "Well no, I wouldn't be here if I was". "What is the matter with you?" is another non-starter from the doctor's point of view. It brings forth the reply: "That's what I wanted you to tell me!" or "You're...