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I looked up orientate to and was quite disappointed to find out it was all correct and acceptable. It still, in spite of the 150 year history, unnecessarily buzz-wordish. 
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auughh! orientate a real word? how about accompaninamist? 
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This argument has been had in these hallowed threads before. It boils down to emotion. Shall we discuss religion as well? Politics? Now, here's a starter for ten ...
- Pfranz
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how many smilies doth it take?
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...And why should both "crisp" and "crispy" exist? No reason I can see. At least "crispily" hasn't overloaded our vocabulary yet...
You haven't had the privelage of meeting belligerentyouth yet, have you?
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We'll also probably find that the longer term is often misused for the shorter term.
I think the functionality of this thread is beyond its capacitation.
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I think the functionality of this thread is beyond its capacitation.
but it was such a nice thread...
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"...iceberg..."
Hwæt?
As in the old punchline "Iceberg, Greenberg Monteverdi..."
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Orienteering is fine! It's a real word.
Emotion, yes--thus my stamping of my foot (the "little" was to indicate the juvenality of my reaction, not a size ref., that's for sure!). I do hope juvenality isn't a real word--I had such fun making it up!
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prolly not, but juvenility is.
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