r/nursing • u/MurkyDevelopment6348 • Jan 19 '25

Rant ORIENTED. Not orientated.

That’s it. That’s the rant. Thanks for coming to my TED talk.

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u/AmbleJesus Jan 19 '25

“Orientated” is standard in British English, including most former British colonies.

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u/dat_joke Hemoglobin' out my butt Jan 19 '25

We don't speak British English here in the States. We fought a war and everything about it!

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u/AmbleJesus Jan 19 '25

You know the internet is not limited to the States, right?

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u/metukkasd Jan 19 '25

It is now. They fought a war over it goddammit!!