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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If it's a lawyer I don't think anything, assuming the word is slightly more precise or descriptive. That person isn't showing off. The word is just what comes to mind. [b]If someone uses utilize where use is appropriate, I think they are trying to create an impression, which backfires.[/b][/quote] Same with colloquial expressions.[/quote] Use and utilize have two different meanings, although the latter (that means the second of two concepts (concepts are sort of like ideas)) is frequently (this means often) employed (this means put to work) incorrectly (this means not the right way). In general, [b]utilize means to use something in a manner different from that item's original purpose[/b]. [/quote] Wrong.[/quote]
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