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Re:Nonnative English speakers share their gripes about speak... by WalterBright on Thursday May 20, 2021 @02:56PM (#27225518)
Personally I don't care to utilize "utilize", either. It smacks of annoying bureaucratic slang, like "synergy", "incentivize", "leverage".

I'm bemused by cop jargon like "vehicle". Even journalists, when covering crimes, slip into saying "vehicle".

> rhyming slang

I like dazzuble dazzutch, but am not very good at it, fo shizzle.

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Re:Nonnative English speakers share their gripes about speak... by ghaff on Thursday May 20, 2021 @03:27PM (#27225879)
Yep. I'm not sure there isn't ever a place for utilize; it's not 100% interchangeable with use. But, yes, it's part of a list of business and related jargon that is usually best avoided. Sometimes there are legitimate synergies. And sometimes leverage does actually apply--as in getting outsized benefits from using something. But, yes, should probably be used a lot less than they are.
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