Re: Abstract methods in ADA95

["Martin Dowie" <martin.dowie@no-sp-am.btopenworld.com>]

"John English" <je@brighton.ac.uk> wrote in message
news:3DB69C05.3A9856F2@brighton.ac.uk...
> > And don't get me started on "Oriented"!! It should be "Orientated"
unless
> > perhaps you're developing in, for example, China. ;-)
>
> Nah... the verb is "to orient" (presumably eastwards :-) from which
> "oriented" and "orientation". "Orientated" is a back-formation from
> "orientation". Similar to "to sequester" hence "sequestered" and
> "sequestration" -- so in the 80s, the government started "sequestrating"
> union assets, rather than just sequestering them as you would expect.

It's one of those US-English v UK-English things:

(c) Cambridge Dictionary:
"orientate, especially American orient (AIM)
verb [T usually + adv/prep]
to aim (something) at someone or something, or make (something)
suitable for a particular group of people

The World Bank is taking steps to orientate its lending to
reducing poverty.

It is essential that the public sector orientates itself more
towards the consumer.

The industry is heavily orientated towards export markets."

As with all these things, once they get used frequently enough,
they become part of the language. I know I shouldn't get all
steamed up about them but 'methodology' _really_ bugs me!! ;-)