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}]
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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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