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New2grammar Posted 18 years ago
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release vs discharge

0Six people, including 50's ex-girlfriend Shaniqua Tompkins and their 10-year-old son, Marquise, were taken to a hospital after suffering smoke inhalation and later released. A firefighter also suffered a minor eye injury, officials said.02br
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00Can I replace released with discharged?02br
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0"Treated and released" is the usual pairing for this kind of situation ("Four passengers were treated and released. One man was seriously injured and remains hospitalized in critical condition.") I'm not sure why; it makes it sound like the patients were imprisoned. Having been hospitalized a few times, I can see where they get the idea from 050010id1
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0Hi Delmobile, could you help me understand which word makes the situation sound like the patients were imprisoned?0-
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0"Released."02br
00 I don't mean to imply that there will be any confusion about whether the individuals were actually imprisoned or not. Everyone is used to hearing it used when speaking of hospitalization, particularly in the phrase "treated and released."02br
00And as a matter of fact, one cannot leave a U.S. hospital without being "discharged" by a doctor; if you do s
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0HAHA. now I get your joke. I can't believe I didn't pick that up earlier 050010id6
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0>"Treated and released" is the usual pairing for this kind of situation02br
00They have the same frequency. See in published books: 02br
01b0068302b00 on 01b00"treated and released"02b02br
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01b0066702b00 on 01b00"treated and discharged"02b02br
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