Ugh, "trialed" instead of "tried" or "tested". This awful word became popular, as usual, through managementspeak. I was always taught to never use a word if a

Ugh, "trialed" instead of "tried" or "tested". This awful word became popular, as usual, through managementspeak. I was always taught to never use a word if a shorter, more common word existed which meant essentially the same thing. "Utilize" being the canonical example. But "trialed" is just as horrible.