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Gentlefolk, start your engines: Orientate
Another pointless back-formation. We don't need this mispronunciation from "orientation" when we already have "orient." (See also "interpretate")For more jollity, see: http://www.yourdictionary.com/library/mispron.html
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ooh, interpretate! now that's fun. not quite sure how to interpretatize that. or is it interpretize?
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If the authors couldn't be bothered to look up the OED before they published, I can't be bothered reading what they wrote!
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Matter of fact, orientation is wrong, too. Should be ortion. I say we call East Ahead and South Right.
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East Aheadwould that be Far East?
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would that be Far East? no, but it might be fair o' head ...
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fair o' head
would that be the southern tip of Suduroy?
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Not Suðuroy, but mayhaps the lighthouse on Pharo Rhoad.
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