Possible Duplicate: Oriented vs. Orientated Both orienting and orientating seem to be in common use. Is there any difference in meaning or usage? Is orientating just a common misspelling?

Feb 22, 2014 · Oxford Dictionaries give 'orientate' as 'another term for orient'. Both are used in Britain. But this is a bit like 'connotate/connote' which came up in discussion elsewhere on the …

Feb 9, 2011 · People say orientated because they hear the word orientation and think that's the verb made from it. It's called a "back-formation". (See Why are "colleagues" becoming "work …

Oct 27, 2014 · In the U.S., we seemingly prefer the former to the latter. However, I was sitting with my friends when one of them stated that he was "disorientated" while we were playing a video …

Feb 7, 2025 · Unfortunately, I don't think the OP does. They are clearly orienting their search towards misfeasance words linked to specific professions. But that isn't how iatrogenic aligns. …

Sep 3, 2018 · When referring to a deceased person, which one of the following is acceptable: We, the heirs of late John Smith, agree that... or We, the heirs of the late John Smith, agree that...

Oct 1, 2015 · 2 orienting From the definition of orient at Dictionary.com: to familiarize (a person) with new surroundings or circumstances, or the like: lectures designed to orient the new …

Before there were clocks, what did people say to describe the clockwise and anti/counter-clockwise directions? Whilst we're on the subject, when was the word "clockwise" first used?

What is the word for the phenomenon where your brain blocks out background sounds, because they are constant? For example when you don't hear the air conditioning whirring away until it …

Oct 14, 2012 · Also, many of the hits were simply orienting the reader, this this one: The main towers, from south to north, are Sister Superior, North Sister, Chimney Spire, and Baby Sister. …