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Subject:Re: use vs. utilize/What are the differences From:Graham Wyatt <graham -at- GPWYATT -dot- CO -dot- UK> Date:Fri, 27 Aug 1999 19:18:01 +0100
> Utilize means: to employ in a new and creative way. For example, "He =
> utilized his chewing gum with a stick to retreive the lost key." It is =
> seldom appropriate in the description of ordinary situations.
> A configuration manual has information needed by someone doing
> configurations.
> An installation manual has information needed by someone doing
> installations.
> A developer's guide has information needed by someone doing development.
> Do you see a pattern?
Does anyone on the list have any suggestions about what might be included in
a Utilizer's Manual?
Graham Wyatt
GP Wyatt Technical Services Ltd
Training and Product Documentation Specialists
mail: graham -at- gpwyatt -dot- co -dot- uk
Brochure at: http://www.gpwyatt.co.uk
