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

Subject: Re: Use v. utilize (was Re: Simple Verbiage Question)
From: "Brady, Joy" <JBrady -at- ALLDATA -dot- NET>
Date: Fri, 27 Aug 1999 11:06:54 -0400

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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