The House of Olivier EU@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoWhich word do you dislike most?message-squaremessage-square112fedilinkarrow-up144arrow-down15
arrow-up139arrow-down1message-squareWhich word do you dislike most?The House of Olivier EU@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square112fedilink
minus-squarecarbonari_sandwich@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·3 days agoI’ve come to hate “Utilize.” It has a decent purpose as “using to the fullest extent,” or, “making do with something in a new context.” Instead, I just hear it as a replacement for “use” when someone wants to sound smart.
minus-square🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 🇮 @pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-23 days ago"Heh heh… Utilize. 👉👌
minus-squareGeeDubHayduke@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 days ago“Me and the boys was wonderin’ if we could go family style on 'er…?”
I’ve come to hate “Utilize.” It has a decent purpose as “using to the fullest extent,” or, “making do with something in a new context.”
Instead, I just hear it as a replacement for “use” when someone wants to sound smart.
"Heh heh… Utilize. 👉👌
“Me and the boys was wonderin’ if we could go family style on 'er…?”
😏