# NO! NO, YOU STUPID TIT! Where did you get that word?! STOP USING IT! **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [November 25, 2003, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-no-you-stupid-tit-where-did-you-get-that-word-stop-using-it/215238 "2003-11-25T19:32:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 8
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2003, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-no-you-stupid-tit-where-did-you-get-that-word-stop-using-it/215238/141 "2003-12-06T11:42:05Z")
_ **monopolate** doo doooo ba doo doo **monopolate** doo doo doot doo…_ Just to clarify one recurring point: Standard UK utilizationage: “orientated” and “obliged” Standard US utilizationage: “oriented” and “obligated” I call it “the migrating ‘at’” (in the same way the S migrates in “math/sports” and “maths/sport”). I’ve been known to say “mis-CHEE-vee-us” for comic effect, but only to people who know better and know I do too. ---
**Author:** ![Tricia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/919ad9/32.png) [@Tricia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tricia)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2003, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-no-you-stupid-tit-where-did-you-get-that-word-stop-using-it/215238/142 "2003-12-06T17:41:42Z")
That’s really neat (UK). A pattern satisfactorily removes the cringe factor. Thank you so much. ---
**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2003, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-no-you-stupid-tit-where-did-you-get-that-word-stop-using-it/215238/143 "2003-12-06T17:55:27Z")
In the 100,000-word document I’m now proofreading (I almost typed “100,000-page” … that’s what it feels like), I’m not supposed to be looking for style (as opposed to punctuation, typography, and glaring grammar mistakes); however, I have now corrected several instances of “utilize” and “utilization.” “Use.” Three letters. Utilize it. ---
**Author:** ![Tricia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/919ad9/32.png) [@Tricia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tricia)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2003, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-no-you-stupid-tit-where-did-you-get-that-word-stop-using-it/215238/144 "2003-12-06T18:57:08Z")
Done some proof-reading myself and it’s so difficult to ignore style - people who think style is about size of words utilised shouldn’t be writing 100,000 word documents. ‘Use’ is an unpretentious word and it works. Then there’s the ‘s’ / ‘z’ dilemma (utilise/organise/recognise), which, in England, manages to identify which school/university the user attended. England / language / snobbery - there’s an unusual combination. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2003, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-no-you-stupid-tit-where-did-you-get-that-word-stop-using-it/215238/145 "2003-12-06T19:11:58Z")
Canadian trends I’ve noticed: - Emmonton for Edmonton - hammurger for hamburger - esculate/esculator for escalate/escalator - perculate/perculator for percolate/percolator - and the woman on the Weather Channel who pronounces “temperature” as “tempachur.” It’s your freakin’ job, lady - d’ya think you could learn to pronounce that word correctly some day? ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2003, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-no-you-stupid-tit-where-did-you-get-that-word-stop-using-it/215238/146 "2003-12-06T19:59:58Z")
> [@](#): > > **cedric45** : Overuse combined with wrong usage should be considered justifiable homicide. [I ascertain that your brother-in-law reminds me of one of my favourite _Kids In The Hall_ sketches](http://www.kithfan.org/work/transcripts/three/ascert.html). ---
**Author:** ![spogga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ab097/32.png) [@spogga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spogga)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2003, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-no-you-stupid-tit-where-did-you-get-that-word-stop-using-it/215238/147 "2003-12-06T21:56:52Z")
The one that really pisses me off is when some dork says “Can you borrow me £5 until tomorrow” It’s not borrow you dipstick it’s LEND or LOAN you £5 until tomorrow, you are the borrower I am the lender [if you are lucky] ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2003, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-no-you-stupid-tit-where-did-you-get-that-word-stop-using-it/215238/148 "2003-12-07T00:02:07Z")
Another new book griping about poor English utilizationage: [Between You and I](http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/1840464836/hotscopecom-21/202-5944219-1638233). I’m tempted to take up John Humphreys’ offer (in the Introduction) of a free bottle of bubbly to anyone who can explain how “met up with” differs from just plain “met”, but somehow I doubt he was serious. ---
**Author:** ![Lynne\_kilii](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d26b3c/32.png) [@Lynne\_kilii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynne_kilii)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2003, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-no-you-stupid-tit-where-did-you-get-that-word-stop-using-it/215238/149 "2003-12-07T01:31:04Z")
> [@](#): > > _Originally posted by Doebi \* > **Hello fellow A** _\* employee. > \*\* A\*\*\*\*, the same A\*\*\*\*(why are we doing this?) that distributes major electronics parts and has headquarters in New York and Denver? ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2003, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-no-you-stupid-tit-where-did-you-get-that-word-stop-using-it/215238/150 "2003-12-07T01:38:56Z")
> [@](#): > > _Originally posted by Lynne\_kilii \* > **A** _\*, the same A\*\*\*\*(why are we doing this?) \*\* So that other A\*\*\*\* employees who Google for mentions of the company won’t find a post on a message board where another employee basically pinpoints his position and makes fun of various people either in the company currently or joining soon. ---
**Author:** ![Manduck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/manduck/32/256_2.png) [@Manduck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Manduck)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2003, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-no-you-stupid-tit-where-did-you-get-that-word-stop-using-it/215238/151 "2003-12-07T04:50:19Z")
You’re all a bunch o’ A\*\*\*\* 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Manduck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/manduck/32/256_2.png) [@Manduck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Manduck)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2003, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-no-you-stupid-tit-where-did-you-get-that-word-stop-using-it/215238/152 "2003-12-07T04:52:52Z")
I don’t think the gag works when it’s on a different page than the setup ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Lynne\_kilii](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d26b3c/32.png) [@Lynne\_kilii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynne_kilii)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2003, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-no-you-stupid-tit-where-did-you-get-that-word-stop-using-it/215238/153 "2003-12-07T05:07:27Z")
> [@](#): > > _Originally posted by jayjay_\*\* So that other A\*\*\*\* employees who Google for mentions of the company won’t find a post on a message board where another employee basically pinpoints his position and makes fun of various people either in the company currently or joining soon.\*\* Wow, the first time I get to use the :smack: smiley… Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2003, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-no-you-stupid-tit-where-did-you-get-that-word-stop-using-it/215238/154 "2003-12-07T05:23:23Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Lynne\_kilii \* > \*\*Wow, the first time I get to use the :smack: smiley… Thanks. \*\* Well, that and the fact that the OP posted to an internet message board during (time zone differences possibly negating this) working hours. I sure wouldn’t want my boss finding a post where I named my employing corporation, described what I did for the company and pinpointing my position, described a co-worker or possible co-worker in unflattering terms, and did this during my salaried time. \*note: this is not a criticism of the OP, merely an acknowledgment of my understanding of his/her reluctance to explicitly name his/her employer… ---
**Author:** ![Tricia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/919ad9/32.png) [@Tricia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tricia)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2003, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-no-you-stupid-tit-where-did-you-get-that-word-stop-using-it/215238/155 "2003-12-12T00:37:23Z")
‘The dipshit account executive we occasionally do work for’ A similar dipshit I once worked with couldn’t understand why her phone call to a DIY store to ask whether they had dildo rails in stock, produced nothing but hysterical giggling. ---
**Author:** ![Michael\_Ellis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/977dab/32.png) [@Michael\_Ellis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Michael_Ellis)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2003, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-no-you-stupid-tit-where-did-you-get-that-word-stop-using-it/215238/156 "2003-12-13T12:40:27Z")
“Use the right word, not its second cousin.” -The eternally quotable Mark Twain. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-no-you-stupid-tit-where-did-you-get-that-word-stop-using-it/215238.md?page=7)