“We will orientate new hires.”
Grammar Entry 634 / 1605 60-second read
Orientate vs. Orient
BrE accepts orientate; US prefers orient.
The comparisoni
“We will orient new hires.”
The ruleii
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US: ORIENT. UK: either.
ORIENTATE is a valid British back-formation. American editors call it a needless extra syllable.
Memory aidiii
Remember it like this
US style = orient.