Re: QUERY: Substitute for "leverage"

Subject: Re: QUERY: Substitute for "leverage"
From: John Posada <jposada01 -at- yahoo -dot- com>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
Date: Mon, 8 Jan 2001 09:23:25 -0800 (PST)

I would only use "Leverage" for a very specific meaning, which "use"
would not be suitable.

An example: If you have X skill, and you want to build on X skill,
toward Y skill, then you are leveraging X...not just using it.

--- Trevor Booth <tbbooth -at- hotmail -dot- com> wrote:
> All:
> The Microsoft Manual of Style for Technical Publications says to
> replace the
> word "leverage" with "use": does anyone have any experience using
> this term? Is it acceptable to substitute "use"/"using" for
> "leverage"/"leveraging"



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