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Sometimes people in their speech will form an imagined verb from orientation and say orientate. At best, orientate is a back-formation used humorously to make the speaker sound pompous. The correct word is the verb orient.
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englishplus.com/grammar/00000245.htm
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Back formations -- make that formate. ... orientate v.t. orient ... The verb 'orient' has worked for me in every context for half a century. I never gave 'orientate' a thought -- until just the other day. The word 'reconciliate' appeared in a technical document, and I flashed back.
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www.niquette.com/books/101words/orient.htm
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; Although it is standard in British English “orientate” is widely considered an error in the US, with simple “orient” being preferred. ... Read about the book.
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www.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/orientate.html
www.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/orientate.html
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Definition of orientate in the Online Dictionary. Meaning of orientate. Pronunciation of orientate. Translations of orientate. orientate synonyms, orientate antonyms. Information about orientate in the free online English dictionary and encyclopedia. ... orientate - determine one's position with reference to another point;
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www.thefreedictionary.com/orientate
www.thefreedictionary.com/orientate
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Domestic airline company. ... Orient Thai Airlines flies scheduled international and domestic flights and specializes in international chartered flights around the world. ... 222, Room 3606, Vipavadee Rangsit Rd, Seekan, Donmuang, Bangkok 10210 THAILAND.
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Tym King, Barcelona, Spain ... The earth, itself a magnet, has its "magnetic" north pole somewhere in the wilds of the Canadian Arctic. This is where your compass points. However, the earth rotates on an axis that emerges at the "true" North pole in the Arctic ocean. ... The True North is a fixed point of the Earth's surface.
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www.guardian.co.uk/notesandqueries/query/0,5753,-15294,...
www.guardian.co.uk/notesandqueries/query/0,5753,-15294,00.html
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Orientate - Definition of Orientate at Dictionary.com a free online dictionary with pronunciation, synonyms, and translation of Orientate. Look it up now! ... Use orientate in a Sentence...
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dictionary.reference.com/browse/orientate
dictionary.reference.com/browse/orientate
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Follow these top tips and make sure site visitors know where they are on your site at all times. ... This may be obvious but it's important to re-iterate: Correct employment of primary navigation can be one of the most powerful tools to orientate users on your website. These are the golden rules for navigation:
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www.webcredible.co.uk/user-friendly-resources/web-usabi...
www.webcredible.co.uk/user-friendly-resources/web-usability/orientate-users.shtml
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To orientate is to orient. To say one is well-orientated is to say that one is well-oriented. ... In the nautical sense, to orient is to face eastward. Somehow this verb came to mean ‘to get one’s bearings’ generally. ... There is no need for the word ‘orientate’ or any of its transformations. Why impose an...
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cantseetheforest.org/2006/11/26/i-dislike-the-word-orie...
cantseetheforest.org/2006/11/26/i-dislike-the-word-orientate/
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