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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
- When to use instead of and - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Are there rules of usage when using the ampersand " amp;" instead of "and"? Are they completely interchangeable? The ampersand seems more casual, but I'm not sure
- Where did the phrase used to come from? - English Language Usage . . .
Why does "used to" mean "accustomed to"? Why is "used to" used to indicate a recurring past event? In I used to be used to using it there are three meanings of "use" I ask about the etymologies
- Punctuation for the phrase including but not limited to
If it is so used, though, "but not limited to" tells the reader which sense of "include" is intended The better solution is to avoid the "consist of" usage within the same context, applying the style guidance you've pointed out
- Difference between at and in when specifying location
In can always be used to describe location in a country: in India, in the United States, in Japan In is also used with cities: in Delhi, in Washington, in Tokyo, but in some contexts, at may also be found
- word choice - When should we use and and or and or? - English . . .
It is used within the AP Stylebook, for example I have never seen a reference to and or in any spoken English textbooks, and as such, when answering how it is spoken, I can only speak from personal experience
- Understanding as of, as at, and as from
14 Joel is mistaken when he says that as of means "up to and including a point of time," although it is often used to mean so As of designates the point in time from which something occurs So as of some point would mean from the date specified onward However, his answering of the best way to say each phrase is spot on
- What is the difference between used to and I was used to?
1 Used to describes an action or state of affairs that was done repeatedly or existed for a period in the past; to be used to (or to get used to) means "be or become familiar with someone or something through experience" I used to go in southern Italy every summer I was used to understand when somebody was lying
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