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- Utilise or Utilize - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
I am writing in UK English and would like to confirm that we use utilise instead of utilize I cannot seem to find a answer for this online
- When to use use and when to use utilize in a sentence?
A Google Ngram doubtless shows that 'utilise' is used far more often than 'myristicivorous', but there are times when the latter is the better choice Have you contrasted dictionary definitions of your two words?
- word choice - Has utilise lost its meaning in America? - English . . .
My understanding is that "utilise" means to use an object for a task for which it was not intended However, in American English, it seems that "utilize" is synonymous with "use", and it seems th
- word choice - Using utilize instead of use? - English Language . . .
The main reason I personally wouldn't 100% endorse its use here is that utilise is (in principle, at least) a somewhat more precise word than use It often implies a degree of creativity in making something be capable of being used in a way not originally intended, rather than simply using something designed for the purpose of being thus used
- meaning - Difference between leverage and utilize - English . . .
Sooner or later, you want to leverage Zend_Application better by creating your own resource plugins Can leverage above be replaced by utilize?
- Use vs. usage - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Usage: rules of language Use: meaningful communicative behaviour The term usage refers to conventions, most often to those of language Thus, 'English usage' or 'French usage' refers to the conventions of those languages, respectively When we refer to 'word usage', we mean the conventions for using words; when we refer to 'use of words', we mean only the employment of words: 'This text
- What is the word for someone that uses other people?
What is the word that describes a person who uses other people, generally for personal gain, without anything given in return? Maybe through blatancy or through manipulation I was using extortioni
- Where did the phrase used to come from? - English Language Usage . . .
@drm65: I think use often implies habitual use, as opposed to utilise or employ which might be a one-time-only thing So I see nothing odd about the ongoing or regular habit becoming more associated with the word over time (as we get used to the usage!
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