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oriented/orientated

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  • 20-08-2006 1:53pm
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    muesli_offire
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    Developing a strong distaste for the latter.


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    _patchouli
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    I prefer "orientated". It is also more correct historically. "Oriented" is the more Americanized choice.
    As far as I know, they both hold equal weight in terms of correctness in contemporary usage.


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    muesli_offire
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    Originally Posted by _patchouli:
    prefer "orientated". It is also more correct historically.
    Bah! You're living in the past, man!:D


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