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Originally Posted by calvin-c
My pet peeve is when people misuse words that aren't commonly confused-like 'serviced' rather than 'served'. Having been raised on a farm I *know* what 'serviced' means & while there are a few organizations that do 'service' their customers IMO I doubt if any of them actually want to boast about it.
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Though I think "serviced" has a connotation for some people that is best avoided for the clearer "served," it actually is within the scope of the definition of service:
"to provide (someone) with something that is needed or wanted"
-http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/service
And it's not a recent usage either, like such abominations as "irregardless".
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