[Lexicog] Re: Frequency counts as lexicographic measure

[Joseph Farquharson]

The for "orientate" comes in 16 years (1866) after the
first attestation of "orient" (1850)



--- Mike Maxwell <maxwell at ldc.upenn.edu> wrote:


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John Roberts wrote:
> The first time I heard this I thought, "Why do
Americans always mess
> up the English language?" That was many years ago.
Now I know we all
> "mess it up".

In the words of the immortal Henry Higgins, "There are
even places where
English completely disappears.  In America, they
haven't used it for years."

(I would consult the OED to see which verb was older,
"orient" or
"orientate", but the OED is not accessible on-line
without a
subscription, and believe it or not, I have too much
to do to walk over
to the library.)
--
      Mike Maxwell
      Linguistic Data Consortium
      maxwell at ldc.upenn.edu

      "When I get a little money I buy books;
           and if any is left I buy food and clothes."
      --Erasmus


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