Disorientated or Disoriented?

hello...

Hi to you guys, too, welcome to the Forum.

Disoriented or Disorientated? Which is which?

so what do BBC meant when thet tittled news like this:

Crash pilot 'disorientated'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/3310253.stm

Hi,

It means the pilot was disoriented.

Clive

And you mean BBC made a mistake?

Hi,

Everyone makes mistakes sometimes.

'Disorientated' is commonly heard, and may probably appear in a dictionary at some time in the future.

Best wishes, Clive

Disorientated is in UK English dictionaries already, Clive. Perhaps it's yet another Brit/US difference?

Hi Nona,

Well, gee, I thought you guys were supposed to take care of the language for the rest of us.Where have your standards gone?

I've never questioned it as it is the standard British version but now I think about it, /diorient/disoriented does make far more sense.

Yes, as in "I can't shake this feeling of disorientation. I really need to look at the map!"

But I feel a little bit better, because I'm pretty sure I've said "disorientated" in the past. Now I can blame it on those pesky Britis who write the novels I read!