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I had the television on a little while ago, and while surfing for something that seemed suitable to have on as background while I worked, I came across the Osbourne family show. The brother and sister were having a fight. Later, in telling their parents about it, the boy said, "She came down here and confrontated me". When he addressed his sister, he said, "When you confrontate me..." Is this becoming common? I meant to post this link a few days ago, when this article was in our paper. It's about words being added to and dropped from dictionaries. Well, one, anyway. http://www.courier-journal.com/features/columns/popculture/2003/20030708pop.html
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Is this becoming common?
I suspect not, but it's doubtless legitimitated from usage such as disorientated... <eg>
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maverick uh, c'mere a minute...I have something for you.
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"The Osbournes" is in English? Mercy! Amazing.
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More Saxon than English I'm afraid. I was quite put out to learn that orientate (and therefore probably disorientate) are correct and separate from orient (and disorient?) Ha, my spellcheck offers disown for disorientate - which I'd like to.
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disown for disorientate - which I'd like to
oh, but methinks our Jackie would be loth to see that go, forsooth!
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Keep it up and I'll forsooth you, sir! [trying to hide twitching lips e]
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What's wrong with disorientated? Perfectly normal word I would have thought, no?
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What's wrong with disorientated?
oog. just one of those words that sounds like it has extra, unnecessary syllables...
or did I just get hit with a faceful of irony, and missed it? [blergh]
formerly known as etaoin...
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Perfectly normal word I would have thought, no? AUGH! No, no, no! People get oriented or disoriented--that extra "ate" syllable does not belong! [gnashing of teeth e] That's even worse than preventative.
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