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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
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Correct english
Which is proper english...
I was disorientated or I was disoriented?
Any thoughts?
I was disorientated or I was disoriented?
Any thoughts?
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I was disoriented ! "Disorientated" seems to be an accepted adjective! I can't imagine where I'd use it!
- I was disoriented !
- "Disorientated" seems to be an accepted adjective!
- I can't imagine where I'd use it!
- " That is, "someone disoriented me, and therefore I have been disorientated.
- But personally, I'd never say it!
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I was disoriented!
"Disorientated" seems to be an accepted adjective! I can't imagine where I'd use it!
To me, it has a stronger sense of the "implied passive." That is, "someone disoriented me, and therefore I have been disorientated.
But personally, I'd never say it!
My AmHtg does not list "disorientate" as a verb. (Hence no past participle "disorientated.")
"Disorientated" seems to be an accepted adjective! I can't imagine where I'd use it!
To me, it has a stronger sense of the "implied passive." That is, "someone disoriented me, and therefore I have been disorientated.
But personally, I'd never say it!
My AmHtg does not list "disorientate" as a verb. (Hence no past participle "disorientated.")
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