Comments on: Pet peeve http://blogs.gnome.org/bolsh/2006/03/30/pet-peeve/ Dave Neary's view of the world Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:48:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Catsmeow http://blogs.gnome.org/bolsh/2006/03/30/pet-peeve/comment-page-1/#comment-168 Catsmeow Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/bolsh/2006/03/30/pet-peeve/#comment-168 What does "pretentious" mean? Is that the same as snobby? What does “pretentious” mean? Is that the same as snobby?

]]> By: Tack http://blogs.gnome.org/bolsh/2006/03/30/pet-peeve/comment-page-1/#comment-169 Tack Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/bolsh/2006/03/30/pet-peeve/#comment-169 Yes, "utilize" is one of my pet peeves too. Another one is "whilst." Yes, “utilize” is one of my pet peeves too. Another one is “whilst.”

]]> By: Anonymous http://blogs.gnome.org/bolsh/2006/03/30/pet-peeve/comment-page-1/#comment-170 Anonymous Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/bolsh/2006/03/30/pet-peeve/#comment-170 In a word: rythmn. Sometimes it makes the beat of what you're saying roll off the tounge easier than saying 'use'. It's hard to properly pronounce 'use' because it doesn't have any hard consonants. In a word: rythmn. Sometimes it makes the beat of what you’re saying roll off the tounge easier than saying ‘use’. It’s hard to properly pronounce ‘use’ because it doesn’t have any hard consonants.

]]> By: HE http://blogs.gnome.org/bolsh/2006/03/30/pet-peeve/comment-page-1/#comment-171 HE Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/bolsh/2006/03/30/pet-peeve/#comment-171 Please, they're levering their synergy with best of breed untilization for the enterprise. Please, they’re levering their synergy with best of breed untilization for the enterprise.

]]> By: claudio http://blogs.gnome.org/bolsh/2006/03/30/pet-peeve/comment-page-1/#comment-172 claudio Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/bolsh/2006/03/30/pet-peeve/#comment-172 Americans or US citizens?<p/><a href="http://www.dcc.uchile.cl/~rbaeza/inf/american.html">http://www.dcc.uchile.cl/~rbaeza/inf/american.html</a> Americans or US citizens?

http://www.dcc.uchile.cl/~rbaeza/inf/american.html

]]> By: Richard http://blogs.gnome.org/bolsh/2006/03/30/pet-peeve/comment-page-1/#comment-173 Richard Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/bolsh/2006/03/30/pet-peeve/#comment-173 Because they mean different things? While you might be able to use a computer, you might not know how to utilise it. Perhaps you would rather say you didn't know how to "make use of the computer", but since I like the word utility, I use (and sometime utilise!) utilise :) Because they mean different things? While you might be able to use a computer, you might not know how to utilise it. Perhaps you would rather say you didn’t know how to “make use of the computer”, but since I like the word utility, I use (and sometime utilise!) utilise :)

]]> By: otto http://blogs.gnome.org/bolsh/2006/03/30/pet-peeve/comment-page-1/#comment-174 otto Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/bolsh/2006/03/30/pet-peeve/#comment-174 Some languages have an equivalent to utilize but not for use (in this meaning), are people speaking these languages pretentious? Some languages have an equivalent to utilize but not for use (in this meaning), are people speaking these languages pretentious?

]]> By: AdamW http://blogs.gnome.org/bolsh/2006/03/30/pet-peeve/comment-page-1/#comment-175 AdamW Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/bolsh/2006/03/30/pet-peeve/#comment-175 Nah, American corporate bullshit moved on years ago. They no longer "utilize" things, that's so 1990s. They "leverage" them (in bold defiance of the fact that the word "leverage" is clearly a noun). Nah, American corporate bullshit moved on years ago. They no longer “utilize” things, that’s so 1990s. They “leverage” them (in bold defiance of the fact that the word “leverage” is clearly a noun).

]]> By: Tom http://blogs.gnome.org/bolsh/2006/03/30/pet-peeve/comment-page-1/#comment-176 Tom Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/bolsh/2006/03/30/pet-peeve/#comment-176 "utilize" is a bit much, but I don't think it's pretentious, I also don't see it as being very specific to United Statesians.<p/>Anyways, I happened to be reading the Economist Style Guide and I saw this:<p/><a href="http://www.economist.com/research/styleGuide/index.cfm?page=673915">http://www.economist.com/research/styleGuide/index.cfm?page=673915</a><br/> “utilize” is a bit much, but I don’t think it’s pretentious, I also don’t see it as being very specific to United Statesians.

Anyways, I happened to be reading the Economist Style Guide and I saw this:

http://www.economist.com/research/styleGuide/index.cfm?page=673915

]]> By: mschaef http://blogs.gnome.org/bolsh/2006/03/30/pet-peeve/comment-page-1/#comment-177 mschaef Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/bolsh/2006/03/30/pet-peeve/#comment-177 Because they have not read this: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/020530902X/sr">http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/020530902X/sr</a>=8-2/qid=1143753043/ref=pd_bbs_2/104-1284423-9291930?%5Fencoding=UTF8 Because they have not read this: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/020530902X/sr=8-2/qid=1143753043/ref=pd_bbs_2/104-1284423-9291930?%5Fencoding=UTF8

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