From owner-freebsd-chat Mon Apr 8 17:23: 5 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Received: from storm.FreeBSD.org.uk (storm.FreeBSD.org.uk [194.242.139.170]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2054B37B416 for ; Mon, 8 Apr 2002 17:22:51 -0700 (PDT) Received: from storm.FreeBSD.org.uk (uucp@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by storm.FreeBSD.org.uk (8.12.2/8.12.2) with ESMTP id g390Mn9s018490; Tue, 9 Apr 2002 01:22:49 +0100 (BST) (envelope-from mark@grimreaper.grondar.za) Received: (from uucp@localhost) by storm.FreeBSD.org.uk (8.12.2/8.12.2/Submit) with UUCP id g390MnOd018489; Tue, 9 Apr 2002 01:22:49 +0100 (BST) Received: from grimreaper (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by grimreaper.grondar.org (8.12.2/8.12.2) with ESMTP id g390KTPL059689; Tue, 9 Apr 2002 01:20:29 +0100 (BST) (envelope-from mark@grimreaper.grondar.za) Message-Id: <200204090020.g390KTPL059689@grimreaper.grondar.org> To: Terry Lambert Cc: freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Use/Utilize References: <3CB2125B.8F11C442@mindspring.com> In-Reply-To: <3CB2125B.8F11C442@mindspring.com> ; from Terry Lambert "Mon, 08 Apr 2002 14:57:47 PDT." Date: Tue, 09 Apr 2002 01:20:29 +0100 From: Mark Murray Sender: owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org > Your definition is: > v. i.(1) > > To make use of; to convert to one's service; to avail > one's self of; to employ; to put a purpose; as, to use > a plow; to use a chair; to use time; to use flour for > food; to use water for irrigation. > > This is distinct from: > > v. i.(3) > > To practice customarily; to make a practice of; as, to > use diligence in business. The first is use/utilise. The second is lawyerspeak, for which no real dictionary word exists, but which I can imagine any word can be overloaded to mean at the convenience of the writer. > You're right. It's not the other 14 definitions; it's merely not > the one definition which you've chosen. Don't theorise, and stop overly generalising. Go back to the original question and _focus_. M -- o Mark Murray \_ O.\_ Warning: this .sig is umop ap!sdn To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message