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brilliant.

2011-12-03T15:26:20.195-08:00

brilliant.

Reg, good point! Unfortunately, it is a fine point...

2011-01-13T11:04:33.741-08:00

Reg, good point! Unfortunately, it is a fine point in the sense that in our evolving English, the distinction you draw is now occluded in the fog of dictionary usage notes. Merriam Webster, for example, claims that "utilize" is synonomous with "use". The coworkers to whom I refered aren't aware of this distinction and are, in effect, just plain trying to sound smart with more syllables.

Actually, "utilize" doesn't even mea...

2010-12-27T20:12:49.028-08:00

Actually, "utilize" doesn't even mean "to use". It means "to make useful". The hammer is already useful. But the iron (or whatever) was utilized in its manufacture. It's often hot air, but sometimes it's just the right word-- nails it, so to speak.

I think you nailed it. Somehow we have to overcom...

2010-09-27T11:26:49.140-07:00

I think you nailed it. Somehow we have to overcome the lod ways of doing things and move forward with new ideas!

Alva

Quotie fingers. Gonna use that...from now on!!!!

2009-12-16T14:09:53.659-08:00

Quotie fingers. Gonna use that...from now on!!!!

OK, I've been known to use air quotes now and ...

2009-12-16T10:19:17.687-08:00

OK, I've been known to use air quotes now and again. . . One day, when talking with a friend who is blind, I realized I needed to tell her I was using air quotes. Her response was, "Huh?" So I had to fill her in on what she's been missing.