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From: Ed Falis <falis@adelphia.net>
Subject: Re: Abstract methods in ADA95
Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2002 10:36:41 GMT
Date: 2002-10-23T10:36:41+00:00	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <ZYut9.34210$Lg2.8812380@news2.news.adelphia.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: ap5q5e$kq4$1@venus.btinternet.com

Martin Dowie wrote:
> And don't get me started on "Oriented"!! It should be "Orientated" unless
> perhaps you're developing in, for example, China. ;-)
> 
> 

Huh?

"falis@garuda:~$ dict oriented
2 definitions found

 From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:

   orientated \orientated\ oriented \oriented\adj.
      1. Adjusted or aligned to surroundings or circumstances;
         sometimes used in combination; as, to get oriented on
         one's first day at a new job.
         [WordNet 1.5]

      2. headed or intending to head in a certain direction; as,
         college-oriented students. Opposite of {unoriented}.

      Syn: directed, minded.
           [WordNet 1.5]

 From WordNet (r) 1.7.1 (July 2002) [wn]:

   oriented
        adj : adjusted or located in relation to surroundings or
              circumstances; sometimes used in combination; "the
              house had its large windows oriented toward the ocean
              view"; "helping freshmen become oriented to college
              life"; "the book is value-oriented throughout" [syn: 
{orientated}]
              [ant: {unoriented}]






  reply	other threads:[~2002-10-23 10:36 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 39+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2002-10-17 13:36 Abstract methods in ADA95 Hector Hugo
2002-10-17 14:39 ` Lutz Donnerhacke
2002-10-17 14:50 ` David C. Hoos
2002-10-17 14:57   ` Preben Randhol
2002-10-17 14:56 ` Preben Randhol
2002-10-17 16:18 ` Matthew Heaney
2002-10-17 19:26 ` Jeffrey Carter
2002-10-17 19:41   ` David C. Hoos
2002-10-17 20:34   ` Georg Bauhaus
2002-10-18 13:56     ` Frank J. Lhota
2002-10-18  0:40   ` Robert A Duff
2002-10-18 21:05     ` Jeffrey Carter
2002-10-18 22:00       ` Robert A Duff
2002-10-21 14:46       ` Wes Groleau
2002-10-18  3:13   ` SteveD
2002-10-18 14:44     ` Robert A Duff
2002-10-18 21:15       ` Dale Stanbrough
2002-10-18 21:08     ` Jeffrey Carter
2002-10-18 21:23       ` David C. Hoos
2002-10-18 21:37         ` Jeffrey Carter
2002-10-18 22:08           ` Robert A Duff
2002-10-21 15:03             ` Peter Amey
2002-10-21 15:04           ` Wes Groleau
2002-10-18 22:10       ` Robert A Duff
2002-10-19 12:40       ` SteveD
2002-10-19 18:40         ` Jeffrey Carter
2002-10-21 15:34           ` Martin Dowie
2002-10-21 19:37             ` Jeffrey Carter
2002-10-22 11:59               ` Georg Bauhaus
2002-10-22 12:24             ` Marin David Condic
2002-10-23  9:29               ` Martin Dowie
2002-10-23 10:36                 ` Ed Falis [this message]
2002-10-23 10:37                 ` Preben Randhol
2002-10-23 12:54                 ` John English
2002-10-23 13:48                   ` Martin Dowie
     [not found]         ` <aornkp$mpf$1@bob.news.rcn.net>
2002-10-19 18:54           ` Crapper (was: Re: Abstract methods in ADA95) Jeffrey Carter
2002-10-21 17:57         ` Abstract methods in ADA95 Programmer Dude
2002-10-21 18:58           ` Jim Rogers
2002-10-21 14:49       ` Wes Groleau
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