Rob,
You bet "desalinization" would
become one [a word], but the
world has beaten you to it:
desalinization. (n.d.). The
American HeritageR New
Dictionary of Cultural Literacy,
Third Edition. Retrieved May 09,
2016 from Dictionary.com: http://www.dictionary.com/browse/desalinization
It's
A related faux pas: desalinization. No such word, but I bet it will become one
so as not to embarrass the media members who like to use it. ;-). --Rob
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Pete Modreski via Meteori
My other favorite word that gets used by non-geologists: metamorphosized . (Do
you Brits use that one, by chance?) I think it fits the rhythym better in some
songs and poems.
Cheers, Pete
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It certainly got everyone thinking ;-)
If you would like? for the sake of keeping the peace and despite the fact us
Brits widely use orientated I will use oriented.
Just to let you know in advance I use some really bizarre words and if it's in
the English dictionary (UK version) I will use it
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There's no difference both words have the same meaning.
In the USA you use oriented and in the UK orientated is widely used.
It's just one of those words.
Some examples of different usage would be.
Boot (UK) and Trunk (USA)
Rubbish (UK) Garbage (USA)
Trousers (UK) Pants (USA)
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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 Englis
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