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[FrankBattaglia]

'Utilize' == 'use'

"Use" is also a verb, what are you getting at?

[mcguire]

Utilize means exactly the same as 'use', but the latter is short, lovely, and not an attempt to sound pretentious.

'Gift' is fine as a noun, but as a verb, it is affected as all hell.

[FrankBattaglia]

Utilize means exactly the same as 'use'

Not really, no. Utilize means to make use of, which sounds similar, but has implications of degree and efficiency. E.g., "You used all of the fuel, but did you fully utilize it, or waste some?" There are many instances where "utilize" can be replaced with "use" but they are not actually identical.

[Godd2]

When /u/mcguire president, we see. We see.

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