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- I use to, or I used to - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
The important part is that "used to" must be pronounced yustə , with an st , not a zd This is true for the past terminative idiom in this example, and also for the different idiom be used to, meaning 'be accustomed to', as in the second clause in I used to have trouble sleeping, but now I'm used to the train whistles in the night
- Meaning of by when used with dates - inclusive or exclusive
Meaning of "by" when used with dates - inclusive or exclusive [duplicate] Ask Question Asked 10 years, 10 months ago Modified 10 years, 10 months ago
- grammar - Was used to be vs used to be? - English Language Usage . . .
REFERENCE: Usage note: used to be used to Do not confuse used to do something with be used to something You use used to do something to talk about something that happened regularly or was the case in the past, but is not now:I used to smoke, but I gave up a couple of years ago
- 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
- 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
- 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
- word choice - Are idioms used in formal contexts? - English Language . . .
Certain websites devoted to idioms claim that they (idioms) are not used in formal conversations or writing; that is, they claim that these devices are always used in only informal situations As the
- grammaticality - Whether or not vs. whether - English Language . . .
The phrase whether or not is a condition, used in statements to show that something will or will not happen, regardless of certain other variables: I'm going to go on strike whether or not anyone joins me!
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