Brother Martin, Nice to see you back! Please dont be a ghost. I miss all of
the knowledge that you have shared with this group. HPPY BRTHDY in Mar.
Thanks for your kind post. Best Always in LIFE,Dirk Ross...Tokyo The Latest
Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News http://lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com/
From: Martin Altmann via Meteorite-list
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To: [email protected]
Sent: Monday, May 9, 2016 7:59 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorites - Oriented vs. Orientated: What’s the
Difference?
Hi,
my rusty Latin would say: "oriented" stems from the Latin deponent "oriri" and
its participle "oriens, orientis";
and "orientated" was originally derived from the French "orienter" (18th cent.)
(which would be in Latin "circumspicere" = to look around).
Therefore, I guess, you have in English both forms for that meaning:
"to orient oneself" --> oriented
"to orientate oneself" --> orientated
Ex oriente lux,
Martin,
a ghost from the past ;-)
-----Original Message-----
From: Pete Modreski via Meteorite-list <[email protected]>
To: meteorite-list <[email protected]>
Sent: Sun, May 8, 2016 1:10 pm
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorites - Oriented vs. Orientated: What’s the
Difference?
I've never thought that "orientated" was a real word--I always just figured it
was what ignorant people say who didn't get very far in school...
(my apology to any and all who like to use it!)
Pete
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