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Am I the only one around here that feels bothered when one writes "orientated"?

• samsquire 13y ago
  It's British English :-)
• twelvechairs 13y ago
  to orient is to face east. orientation is understanding which way is which (if you know what is east, you know others by extension). because knowing any direction gives you orientation, any known point of reference is therefore an orientation. to be orientated is to have an orientation.
  • lanna 13y ago
    "Oriented" is the right word. "Object-oriented"
    • SEMW 13y ago
      twelvechairs was explaining the etymology. As current usage goes, it's a British English / American English difference, as has already been pointed out. (And frankly, taking an arbitrary regional spelling difference and declaring that whichever one you're used to is "Right", without even an attempt at a justification, is pointless at best and borderline trollish at worst.)