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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: Use / Utilize #19553 02/18/01 11:30 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 W wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 Too bad belMarduk logged out so quickly. I have a hazy recollection of a French word for tool "util" . So to me " to utilize" is to use a tool real or figurative, and is thus less inclusive than "use". Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Use / Utilize Father Steve 02/18/01 07:43 PM Re: Use / Utilize wow 02/18/01 08:07 PM Re: Use / Utilize belMarduk 02/18/01 10:58 PM Re: Use / Utilize wwh 02/18/01 11:30 PM Re: Use / Utilize wwh 02/19/01 03:13 AM Re: Use / Utilize Marianna 02/19/01 11:50 PM Re: Use / Utilize wwh 02/20/01 12:57 AM Re: Use / Utilize spelchkr 02/20/01 12:12 PM Re: Use / Utilize jmh 02/20/01 01:17 PM Re: Use / Utilize wow 02/20/01 10:29 PM Re: Use / Utilize Marty 02/20/01 09:29 PM Re: Use / Utilize wsieber 02/20/01 07:30 AM Re: Use / Utilize NicholasW 02/20/01 08:11 AM Re: commence Bingley 02/20/01 12:11 PM Re: commence spelchkr 02/20/01 12:20 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,412 Members9,182 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Ineffable, ddrinnan, TRIALNERRA, befuddledmind, KILL_YOUR_SUV 9,182 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 953 guests, and 2 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 37 A C Bowden 27 LukeJavan8 4 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,583 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,922 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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