Tuesday, April 29, 2008
utilize
I just reviewed 2 documents written by my boss. He likes to use the word utilize. I hate that word. It sucks. It's up there at the top of my 10 Most Hated Words list (right in between moist and compote). Why do people feel like they have to use it so much? It only makes them sound pretentious and stupid. I counted the number of occurrences of the word in each document (both docs were 8 pgs) and the average count was 13. Oy. My brain hurts.
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How about the word 'effectively'? An example: "So, inserting the key into the keyhole effectively opens the door." The word is overused by people in technical discussions where they want to describe something of a technical nature without being required to divulge any valuable details. A.K.A. 'manager-speak'.
Exactly.
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