Comments on: I Dislike the Word ‘Orientate’. . . http://cantseetheforest.org/2006/11/26/i-dislike-the-word-orientate/ Tue, 09 Dec 2008 20:27:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 By: phentrimine http://cantseetheforest.org/2006/11/26/i-dislike-the-word-orientate/#comment-47836 phentrimine Fri, 28 Mar 2008 22:10:04 +0000 http://tellitlikeitis.wordpress.com/2006/11/26/i-dislike-the-word-orientate/#comment-47836 http://www.pbase.com/phentrimine/ <a href="http://www.pbase.com/phentrimine/" rel="nofollow">phentrimine</a> http://www.pbase.com/phentrimine/
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]]> By: zilla http://cantseetheforest.org/2006/11/26/i-dislike-the-word-orientate/#comment-816 zilla Tue, 28 Nov 2006 14:21:14 +0000 http://tellitlikeitis.wordpress.com/2006/11/26/i-dislike-the-word-orientate/#comment-816 "Agreed. It is a loathesome little closeted bureaucrat of a word, the kind of word that goes home every night and molests vowels in its mother’s basement. A nasty, nasty word." Who is this raincoaster, and why have I not met him or her yet? Just wanted to say that until now, I had no idea "orientate" appeared in any dictionary anywhere and always assumed that anyone saying "orientate" as opposed to "orient" to be a blithering fool not worthy of being taken seriously. You know what else I hate? The verbification of the noun, "impact." I realize that language is a living, evolving animal, but it doesn't have to turn into a monster, does it? “Agreed. It is a loathesome little closeted bureaucrat of a word, the kind of word that goes home every night and molests vowels in its mother’s basement. A nasty, nasty word.”

Who is this raincoaster, and why have I not met him or her yet?

Just wanted to say that until now, I had no idea “orientate” appeared in any dictionary anywhere and always assumed that anyone saying “orientate” as opposed to “orient” to be a blithering fool not worthy of being taken seriously.

You know what else I hate? The verbification of the noun, “impact.” I realize that language is a living, evolving animal, but it doesn’t have to turn into a monster, does it?

]]> By: Curtis http://cantseetheforest.org/2006/11/26/i-dislike-the-word-orientate/#comment-800 Curtis Sun, 26 Nov 2006 14:54:52 +0000 http://tellitlikeitis.wordpress.com/2006/11/26/i-dislike-the-word-orientate/#comment-800 Absolutistically. Absolutistically.

]]> By: Julaybib http://cantseetheforest.org/2006/11/26/i-dislike-the-word-orientate/#comment-799 Julaybib Sun, 26 Nov 2006 13:40:40 +0000 http://tellitlikeitis.wordpress.com/2006/11/26/i-dislike-the-word-orientate/#comment-799 I think you need to spend some time perspectivating! ;-) I think you need to spend some time perspectivating! ;-)

]]> By: raincoaster http://cantseetheforest.org/2006/11/26/i-dislike-the-word-orientate/#comment-798 raincoaster Sun, 26 Nov 2006 12:38:29 +0000 http://tellitlikeitis.wordpress.com/2006/11/26/i-dislike-the-word-orientate/#comment-798 Agreed. It is a loathesome little closeted bureaucrat of a word, the kind of word that goes home every night and molests vowels in its mother's basement. A nasty, nasty word. Agreed. It is a loathesome little closeted bureaucrat of a word, the kind of word that goes home every night and molests vowels in its mother’s basement. A nasty, nasty word.

]]> By: peoplesgeography http://cantseetheforest.org/2006/11/26/i-dislike-the-word-orientate/#comment-795 peoplesgeography Sun, 26 Nov 2006 09:01:31 +0000 http://tellitlikeitis.wordpress.com/2006/11/26/i-dislike-the-word-orientate/#comment-795 So do I! Well noted. ;) So do I! Well noted. ;)

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