Not quite - best i can see it is -
"I drove a nail but not having a hammer to hand, I utilised a brick."
That has the virtue of 'making something useful' or putting it to use
rather than just using it.
Andrew Fildes
afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
On 10/04/2007, at 10:11 PM, Walt Wayman wrote:
> I hung a new clock on the wall over the fireplace yesterday by
> driving a nail into the wall. So, did I "use" or "utilize" a
> hammer? I prefer "use," but I don't think "utilize" would be wrong.
==============================================
List usage info: http://www.zuikoholic.com
List nannies: olympusadmin@xxxxxxxxxx
==============================================
|