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		emmelaich on March 8, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: British Library cyber incident review [pdf] I object to the word "utilises" instead of just plain "uses", especially from a library.

jgrahamc on March 8, 2024 [–]

Yes. Horrible word. I actually banned utilise/utilize on the Cloudflare blog because use says the same thing (mostly), is easier to say, and shorter.

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