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minus-squareHollowNaught@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14arrow-down1·edit-22 years agoWhile that’s correct and all, it still irks me when somebody uses a word that has a shorter, older variant. (Gives side-eye to orientated)
minus-squareDillyDaily@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·2 years ago orientated Is this common in American English? I don’t think I’ve ever seen the word oriented double handled like that. Irregardless, it slew me
minus-squareLog in | Sign up@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years ago“Orientated” is reasonably common in British English, I think. I remember thinking someone had misspelt it the first time I saw “oriented” written down.
While that’s correct and all, it still irks me when somebody uses a word that has a shorter, older variant. (Gives side-eye to orientated)
Is this common in American English? I don’t think I’ve ever seen the word oriented double handled like that. Irregardless, it slew me
Never seen it here.
“Orientated” is reasonably common in British English, I think. I remember thinking someone had misspelt it the first time I saw “oriented” written down.