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- I use to, or I used to - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
As reported by the NOAD in a note about the usage of used: There is sometimes confusion over whether to use the form used to or use to, which has arisen largely because the pronunciation is the same in both cases Except in negatives and questions, the correct form is used to: we used to go to the movies all the time (not we use to go to the movies) However, in negatives and questions using
- use vs. used what is the correct usage? [duplicate]
I am trying to find out if this question is correct Did Wang Bo used to be awkward? Should I write "use to be" instead of "used to be," or is "used to be" correct in this sentence?
- The difference between I used to and Im used to [closed]
What is the difference between "I used to" and "I'm used to" and when to use each of them? Here, I have read the following example: I used to do something: "I used to drink green tea " "I used to drink green tea", means that in the past I drank green tea, but now I don't Used to describes an action that did happen, but doesn't happen now
- Whats the negation of I used to be? Surely not I didnt used to be?
What is the negative form of "I used to be"? I often hear "I didn't used to be" but that sounds awfully wrong in my ears
- Unusual words used to denote a specific length of time?
I'm looking for unusual uncommon words that refer to a period of time Something like fortnight: (chiefly UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, dated in North America) A period of 2 week
- I was using, I have used, I have been using, I had used - what . . .
I have used cocaine I took cocaine at least once sometime in the past I was using cocaine In the past, I was a habitual user of cocaine EDIT: As the comment says, this can also mean a process in the past, e g "I was using cocaine when the accident happened" can mean "I was not looking at the road since I was snorting cocaine " I have been using cocaine Starting some time in the past, and
- When is some used as plural and when is it used as singular?
I am trying to explain to an ESL student how to understand when to treat "some" as plural and when to treat it as singular One clear rule is when "some" is the subject followed
- Compared with vs Compared to—which is used when?
Bryan Garner, Garner's Modern American Usage, fourth edition (2016) provides what I take to be the current (and traditional) formal prescriptivist view among U S usage authorities of when to use compered with and when to use compared to: compare with; compare to The usual phrase has for centuries been compare with, which means "to place side by side, noting differences and similarities
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