[bholdr]

your prof was a nit. sometimes, when writing, an author is forced to use a term many times in a short span. those writers that utilize synonyms instead of repeating the same word make far more intresting reading.

vs:

sometimes, when writing, a writer is forced to use a word more than once. those writers that use the same word aren't using good writing.

utilize=use, term=word, authors=writers, many times=repeating... see?

yuck.