etymology - Oriented vs. orientated - English Language Usage . . . 4 Orientated is easier to pronounce in British English Try to say it in an accent (real or otherwise) Oriented The t sound drops off too fast because of the word ending Orientated Both t sounds are emphasized because they form the sound tayt and demand to be articulated
Is orientate a word? Does it matter where you are when using it? 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 site yesterday When a noun form such as 'orientation' becomes more frequently used, and hence better known, than the verb from which it springs, namely 'orient', then often people will infer the nounal spelling
grammar - English Language Usage Stack Exchange I found conflicting advice online Some say that quot;oriented towards quot; pertains to directional senses and quot;oriented for quot; describes purpose Others say only quot;oriented towards q
programming - Object oriented vs. object orientated - English . . . Possible duplicate of "Oriented" vs "orientated" I'd say ukayer's answer is the more balanced The compounding makes little difference to the analysis However, the omission inclusion of a hyphen in 'object-orient [at]ed' (also already covered) bears thinking about
verbs - English Language Usage Stack Exchange “Oriented” vs “orientated”, regarding “Oriented” vs “orientated”, Is orientate a word? Does it matter where you are when using it? Orienting or orientating?
Word for someone who pays attention to details I know I've seen a word that describes a person who has a high perception of details (for example, seeing specific information in a log file), but I can't recall it now Insights?
oriented on (a subject) - English Language Usage Stack Exchange Can someone be oriented 'on' something? For instance, oriented on content instead of process or oriented on the long term instead of short term Or should it always be used with 'towards' like '