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Sunday, January 15, 2006

Stop Adding Syllables!

Some pronunciation --- and now spelling --- errors have become quasi-acceptable in the language, to the point that a couple of them can even be found in the dictionary. That still doesn't make them right. Orientated is not a word. Orient is a verb meaning to find one's position or direction. One can... Sign in to see full entry.

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