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Doctors are not well known for their command of the English language (excluding a few like Jonathan Miller who have made it their profession). I suspect that they have to learn too much technical stuff (Latin names for anatomy, drugs etc) to have time to read the kind of literature that enhances our use of language. I read lots of doctors' letters, they do not make pleasant reading. I'm sure that part of the problem stems from the use of a dictating machine and too high a volume of output to allow much time to correct non-technical errors.