Comments on: Leveraging your Synergy to Create A Paradigm Shift

By: Bob

Bob — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 19:22:23 +0000

I don’t think “leverage” and “use” are necessarily synonyms. Leveraging something means it is increasing returns in the process (just like financial leverage does). It has a stronger connotation than simply “using” something.

By: 10 words & phrases I don’t want to see in your copy | Lindsey McCaffrey

10 words & phrases I don’t want to see in your copy | Lindsey McCaffrey — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 17:39:38 +0000

[...] (e.g., “We leveraged the skillset of the sales team to bring in a considerable profit.”). That’s not what leverage actually means. Use it properly, or not at [...]

By: editor's editor

editor's editor — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 02:37:39 +0000

A company is it’s people. This blog puts a human face to our company. This is not a PR exercise, but actual people, warts and all.

I don’t believe you’re still using ‘it’s’ instead of ‘its’. shame on you!!

By: editor's editor

editor's editor — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 02:36:33 +0000

hello, its is totally different from it’s. amazing how this is still an oft-commited mistake by supposed writers andeven editors

By: Gabriel Smy

Gabriel Smy — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 09:46:33 +0000

You are right – leverage has become a dumb substitute for ‘use’.

I wrote a bit about the background of the word leverage here: http://smyword.com//are-you-stupid-enough-to-use-leverage-as-a-verb/

By: Jared Miley

Jared Miley — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 21:39:37 +0000

Very nice post ,love it.
It is amazing how sloppy we get with vocabulary

In the example you gave above:
“I think we the customers need to leverage the vendors to make better security software.”

The sentence as written implies that the “vendors” themselves are “leveraged” to make better security software. It would be more accurate and correct to say that they “leverage the relationship” with their vendors. For it is the “relationship” itself that enhances their software not the people

By: Iznan

Iznan — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 02:56:49 +0000

thank you bal for the article

By: 10 words & phrases I don’t want to see in your copy | Lindsey McCaffrey

10 words & phrases I don’t want to see in your copy | Lindsey McCaffrey — Sun, 28 Nov 2010 04:08:59 +0000

[...] (e.g., “We leveraged the skillset of the sales team to bring in a considerable profit.”). That’s not what leverage actually means. Use it properly, or not at [...]

By: Hafiz

Hafiz — Sun, 17 May 2009 14:16:38 +0000

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By: Jessicahause

Jessicahause — Sun, 10 May 2009 16:41:06 +0000

Very nice blog. I totally agree with your thoughts.

By: Khairul

Khairul — Tue, 05 May 2009 04:09:27 +0000

agree.. leverage is often “misleveraged”.. hehe