Catalog / protolog versus Catalogue / protologue

[Richard Hill]

I can't help but wonder about the scholars of the day who must have argued
without success that 'orientate' ment 'towards the orient' and not towards
the east.

Orientate from California and you can take the long path to the east to get
to the orient, or the short path to the west.  Or you could just line up
properly.

<grin>

----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Jensen" <rjensen at SAINTMARYS.EDU>
To: <TAXACOM at USOBI.ORG>
Sent: Friday, June 21, 2002 8:51 AM
Subject: Re: Catalog / protolog versus Catalogue / protologue


> Orientate is a perfectly good word, when used correctly.  It simply means
> to turn to the east, as in "some flowers orientate in response to
> sunlight."
>
> Dick
>
> Sean Edwards wrote:
>
> > > Never trust the media for spelling or grammar, either. I've seen the
> > > word "orientate" in the media - including NATURE, in fact. If you buy
> > > that word, then I'd like to invitate you to presentate your arguments
> > > in favor - while I consume a fermentated beverage and lamentate the
> > > demise of the language. Won't that be excitating! ;-)
> >
> > I couldn't possibly commentate on that.
> >
> > Sean
> >
> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > Sean R. Edwards BSc PhD,
> > Keeper of Botany,
> > The Manchester Museum, Manchester University, Manchester M13 9PL, UK
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> > Email: sean.edwards at man.ac.uk
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>
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