Orientate.
I have to hear this one all the time. So lets get in straight:
Orient: "I have to orient to the unit".
Orientation: "I am attending orientation today".
Oriented: "the patient is alert and oriented".
One would think natural human laziness would cull those unnecessary last letters, but apparently not.
Irregardless.
It's regardless. Irregardless tacks a negative onto the word that shouldn't be there.
Could care less.
Do you mean COULDN'T care less? Maybe you mean to tell me that you are somewhere in the middle ground of ambivalence where you could care less or more. If indeed you are incapable of caring any less about said subject/person/thing you COULD NOT care less.
Infer vs. Imply
Infer means to draw a conclusion based on evidence that you have gathered. Quite a different action than implying.
I INFERRED from the bloodied knife in his hand that he was up to no good.
I have to hear this one all the time. So lets get in straight:
Orient: "I have to orient to the unit".
Orientation: "I am attending orientation today".
Oriented: "the patient is alert and oriented".
One would think natural human laziness would cull those unnecessary last letters, but apparently not.
Irregardless.
It's regardless. Irregardless tacks a negative onto the word that shouldn't be there.
Could care less.
Do you mean COULDN'T care less? Maybe you mean to tell me that you are somewhere in the middle ground of ambivalence where you could care less or more. If indeed you are incapable of caring any less about said subject/person/thing you COULD NOT care less.
Infer vs. Imply
Infer means to draw a conclusion based on evidence that you have gathered. Quite a different action than implying.
I INFERRED from the bloodied knife in his hand that he was up to no good.
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