Commit b202dde7 authored by Craig Norris's avatar Craig Norris

Merge branch 'axil/use-vs-utilize' into 'master'

Add utilize as a word to avoid

See merge request gitlab-org/gitlab!50042
parents 0174a1a4 e04059b5
...@@ -548,6 +548,7 @@ You can use the following fake tokens as examples: ...@@ -548,6 +548,7 @@ You can use the following fake tokens as examples:
| slashes | Instead of **and/or**, use **or** or another sensible construction. This rule also applies to other slashes, like **follow/unfollow**. Some exceptions (like **CI/CD**) are allowed. | | slashes | Instead of **and/or**, use **or** or another sensible construction. This rule also applies to other slashes, like **follow/unfollow**. Some exceptions (like **CI/CD**) are allowed. |
| that | Do not use. Example: `the file that you save` can be `the file you save`. | | that | Do not use. Example: `the file that you save` can be `the file you save`. |
| useful | Do not use. If the user doesn't find the process to be these things, we lose their trust. | | useful | Do not use. If the user doesn't find the process to be these things, we lose their trust. |
| utilize | Do not use. Use **use** instead. It's more succinct and easier for non-native English speakers to understand. |
| via | Do not use Latin abbreviations. Use **with**, **through**, or **by using** instead. ([Vale](../testing.md#vale) rule: [`LatinTerms.yml`](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/blob/master/doc/.vale/gitlab/LatinTerms.yml)) | | via | Do not use Latin abbreviations. Use **with**, **through**, or **by using** instead. ([Vale](../testing.md#vale) rule: [`LatinTerms.yml`](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/blob/master/doc/.vale/gitlab/LatinTerms.yml)) |
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