[meteorite-list] Question about oriented meteorites

From: MarkF <mafer_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Mon Dec 6 04:57:53 2004
Message-ID: <002601c4db7a$0e1d22a0$bc42fc04_at_MAF>

Hi Mike

What can you say, its British and sits right in there with marmite (a
disgusting substance) and loo (term for toilet).

Mark
----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Farmer" <meteoritehunter_at_comcast.net>
To: "John Birdsell" <birdsell_at_email.arizona.edu>;
<meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Sunday, December 05, 2004 11:52 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Question about oriented meteorites


> Hmmmm, I hate to be proven wrong, but if the shoe fits.... To me though,
> that word sounds absolutely stupid.
> I'll stick with oriented.
> Mike
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Birdsell" <birdsell_at_email.arizona.edu>
> To: <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
> Sent: Sunday, December 05, 2004 9:49 PM
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Question about oriented meteorites
>
>
>> Hello all....I would have thought that Bob and Mike were right on this,
>> but I was surprised to find the word "orientated" in Webster's New
>> Unabridged Dictionary, being defined as being synonymous with "oriented".
>>
>>
>> Cheers
>>
>>
>> -John
>>
>>
>> Michael Farmer wrote:
>>
>>> Robert, there is no such word as orientated. I have seen it too, never
>>> knew where people got that word from.
>>> Mike
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Woolard"
>>> <meteoritefinder_at_yahoo.com>
>>> To: <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
>>> Sent: Sunday, December 05, 2004 9:02 PM
>>> Subject: [meteorite-list] Question about oriented meteorites
>>>
>>>
>>>> Hello List and Mike,
>>>>
>>>> Mike just posted this a short while ago:
>>>>
>>>> *************************************
>>>>
>>>> " Subject: Oriented meteorite listed now.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2291946404
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Here it is, just loaded.
>>>> Mike "
>>>>
>>>> ************************************
>>>>
>>>> First of all...... WOW!! Awesome specimen, Mike!
>>>>
>>>> Secondly, this is a good time to ask a question that
>>>> I've wondered about now and then. I, too would have
>>>> used the exact word " oriented " to describe this
>>>> stone, and I know that is correct. But I often see
>>>> other list members using the term "orientated" (with
>>>> an extra "-at-"in the word). So my question is: Are
>>>> both terms proper, or is "oriented" the ONLY correct
>>>> term to use to describe such a meteorite as this?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks for any help with this question,
>>>>
>>>> Robert Woolard
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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