Monday, January 18, 2010

"Detail-orientated"

May I say that this is at the top of my list of pet peeves. The word you're trying to get at is,  "detail-oriented"  There is not such word as "orientated". Merriam-Webster dictionary's web site responded this way when I entered both these 'words':  "The word you've entered isn't in the dictionary." That's because IT ISN'T A WORD! The word you are trying to use is "oriented": intellectually, emotionally or functionally directed (adjective).

OK, people, let's take what we've learned and move forward using the word correctly, and by doing so, prove to me that you are 'detail-oriented'!

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