>> On Fri, 7 Jan 2011 06:30:45 -0500, Bruce Goatly wrote
(in article ):

> John W. Kennedy wrote:
>> On Jan 6, 9:06 pm, "Bruce Goatly"  wrote:
>>> Amy Guskin wrote:
>>>> This reminds me of seeing "orientate" used where
"orient" would suffice.
>>> 
>>> Ahem. 'Orientate' is standard British English usage.
>> 
>> Are you quite certain of that? It dates back only to 1849, and I keep
>> seeing it defined by a simple cross-reference to
"orient", which is a
>> powerful sign of dwelling but in in the suburbs of good use.
> 
> Yup. As a Brit myself living in Rightpondia I think I'm qualified to know 
> what the usage is and has been over here. That's not to say that 'orient' 
> isn't becoming more common, but the longer variant was certainly established 
> house style for the journal I worked for and was also in common use. <

Ha, someone just used "disorientate" tonight on BBC America's
"Primeval."

Amy
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