My thing is using a big word when a simpler one will do.

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Posted by mh on August 21, 2026 at 09:58:27

In Reply to: Totally OT: kids these days drop the article posted by TheHappyBurgermeister on August 21, 2026 at 08:06:42

Why use the word "utilize", when "use" will do. Even worse is "utilization".

"Commence" instead of "start".

Making prose harder to understand to try to sound important is an epidemic.

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