[Yardstick]

“Utilize” instead of the simpler “use”.

[SoCal Pubbie]

“Skill set” instead of the simpler “skills.”

[higgmeister]

“Utilize” instead of the simpler “use”.

You watched Idiocracy.

[ro_dreaming]

This one is one of my pet peeves, too.

For years I didn’t (and really still don’t) like “pro-active”; pro-being what I feel is “ahead of time”, or “before”. So, before I’m active, I’m going to think about the problem and then work on it.