Re: Use v. utilize (was Re: Simple Verbiage Question)

["Brady, Joy" <JBrady -at- ALLDATA -dot- NET>]

                I thought this might add some fun to this thread. I got it
from my clean jokes list:

                Those of us used to writing technical and business reports
                 know how difficult it can be to use just the right phrase
to
                 convey the true depth of your topic.  Now, professionals
and
                 students alike can seem like etymological geniuses, thanks
to
                 the "Systematic Buzz Phrase Projector" created by Phillip
                 Broughton, a U.S. Public Health Service official.  Using
only
                 30 carefully chosen buzz words, you can woo your way
through
                 any written or oral presentation:

                     *Column 1*        *Column 2*            *Column 3*
                   0. integrated     0. management         0. options
                   1. total          1. organizational     1. flexibility
                   2. systematized   2. monitored          2. capability
                   3. parallel       3. reciprocal         3. mobility
                   4. functional     4. digital            4. programming
                   5. responsive     5. logistical         5. concept
                   6. optional       6. transitional       6. time-phase
                   7. synchronized   7. incremental        7. projection
                   8. compatible     8. third-generation   8. hardware
                   9. balanced       9. policy             9. contingency

                 USAGE:  Randomly pick any three-digit number.  Now select
the
                 corresponding buzzword from each column.  For instance,
"748"
                 produces "synchronized transitional hardware", or "839"
yeilds
                 "responsive reciprocal contingency", a phrase which can be
                 dropped into any report with the ring of authority.  "No
one
                 will have any idea what you're talking about," says
Broughton,
                 "but they're probably not about to admit it."

                Joy M. Brady
                Sr. Technical Writer/Retail Systems Documentation (CAD4A)
                mailto:jbrady -at- alldata -dot- net <mailto:jbrady -at- alldata -dot- net>
                614.729.4645 (voice)
                614.729.4499 (fax)

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