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Originally Posted By: JackieOk, ok. The latter. Somebody can make a business grow, or develop it, or increase it; but not grow it!
(zmjezhd, the stamping foot indicates my childishness and irrationalness and stubbornness in insisting that things I don't like aren't so; for ex. that orientate is not a real word. This is usually reserved for things that don't really matter; but do NOT let me hear anybody say Antartica!)
"Orientate" is NOT a real word. It is a stupidism. [For less polite characterization, note the colour.]
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