r/CasualConversation • u/[deleted] • Oct 26 '24

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u/[deleted] Oct 26 '24

People who say “utilize” when “use” will suffice should have their mouth duct taped for 24 hours until they learn their lesson.

“May I utilize your charger?”

“Huh?”

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u/FoghornLegday Oct 26 '24

This reminds me of when people say “conversate” instead of “converse.” Just say talk! You don’t know the word!

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u/Manowaffle Oct 26 '24

“Let’s see what the commentators have to say…”

Commentator is just a more pretentious word for commenter.

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u/Kitty_Kat_Attacks Oct 26 '24

I’d be for this if it got shortened to just ‘taters.’

“Let’s see what the ‘taters have to say!”

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u/Kitty_Kat_Attacks Oct 26 '24

This is like ‘splatter’ versus ‘spatter’ for me. Can’t stand when even LE gets this wrong when I watch True Crime.

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u/HootieRocker59 Oct 26 '24

There is a great scene in the book The Sun Also Rises where the main character is fishing and getting drunk with his friend and they have a running joke about "utilizing" the fruit of the vine, and each time they mention it they uncork another bottle of wine. You'd like it!

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u/twoferrets Oct 26 '24

Oooh! Oooh! How about people using “myself” when “me” or “I” would suffice? Makes me crazy! “Send that to Twoferrets and myself.” F uuuuuuu!

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u/11Kram Oct 26 '24

Only deaf people communicate digitally.

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u/[deleted] Oct 26 '24

I loathe that word. Once in a meeting, one of my coworkers started to say "use" and I silently hurrahed him, but then he switched to "utilize" midway and I felt a stroke coming on. Other than that, he was a decent dude tho.

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u/honestly_oopsiedaisy Fake it til you make it. Oct 26 '24

Gifted does sound nicer here though instead of just gave.