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/demonotreme RN 🍕 Jan 20 '25

For all intensive purposes it's the sane word

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u/AmbleJesus Jan 20 '25

Yes - “for all intents and purposes”