# A Common-Sense Guide to Data Structures and Algorithms, Second Edition:Word choice--using vs use (page 427)

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**Created:** [3 February 2022 01:58 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/a-common-sense-guide-to-data-structures-and-algorithms-second-edition-word-choice-using-vs-use-page-427/39014 "2022-02-03T01:58:09Z")\
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The last paragraph of the “Change the Data Structure” section begins, “Our using of a hash table…”  
Better phrasing would be “Our **use** of a hash table…”

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**Author:** ![jaywengrow](https://forum.devtalk.com/user_avatar/forum.devtalk.com/jaywengrow/32/527_2.png) [@jaywengrow](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/jaywengrow)\
**Post date:** [5 March 2023 20:19 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/a-common-sense-guide-to-data-structures-and-algorithms-second-edition-word-choice-using-vs-use-page-427/39014/2 "2023-03-05T20:19:20Z")

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Agreed, thank you! Will be edited in next version.