I have to add another grating misuse of the language and that is: "couple". As in "a couple this or that" instead of "a couple OF this or that". AFAIK couple is not followed by "of" when referring to a physical act - as in 'the two gnats were coupling in my soup" or when referring to a pair of people, like those nice couples in the UTube clip earlier in the thread. lj
I think you're getting a little carried away with that one... http://www.askoxford.com/asktheexperts/faq/aboutgrammar/oriented?view=uk http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/orientated?r=75