Disorientated or Disoriented?

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	Anonymous  #423201  Tue, 25 Sep 07 02:49 AM I agree with the previous statement 100%. Welcome to diversity in languages.    Anonymous

	Anonymous  #425750  Mon, 01 Oct 07 09:35 AM askoxford.com indicates that disorientate is the correct adjective. Disoriented is the alternative; 'chiefly North American'. So...when in US/Canada, disoriented is the adj., but when in UK/Australia/South Africa it's disorientated. Hope that patches things up : )    Anonymous

	Anonymous  #425914  Mon, 01 Oct 07 08:47 PM I have always thought that "disoriented" was correct.  I have an involuntary cringe every time I hear Bear Grylls (Man Vs. Wild on the Discovery Channel) repeatedly say "disorientated".   Maybe it's a British thing as opposed to the English we're taught in the U.S.A.    Anonymous

	nona the brit  #426546  Wed, 03 Oct 07 09:28 AM I think we've proved that.    nona the brit Joined on Wed, Sep 22 2004 England Veteran Member (11,347) The name says it all.

	Anonymous  #444870  Wed, 21 Nov 07 05:40 PM Disorientated means that you are no longer facing East. If you orientate yourself, you face east. If you are lost, you are disoriented. If you orient yourself, you get your bearings, so to speak.    Anonymous

	Anonymous  #489032  Sat, 15 Mar 08 01:01 AM Is this where recordify or recordifcate or or simply record my repsonse?  (get it?)    Anonymous

	Anonymous  #489036  Sat, 15 Mar 08 01:08 AM "Why can't the English,  Why Can't the English,  Why can't the english,  Learn   to  Speak!  --Henry Higgins    Anonymous

	Anonymous  #497344  Sun, 06 Apr 08 07:17 PM British English is also different from American English so disorientated might actually be a British English word, but not an American English word.    Anonymous
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	Anonymous  #518391  Sat, 24 May 08 12:56 PM that is simply insane. who in their right mind would ever adhere to such a bizzarre perspective?     Anonymous