- 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
- Where did the phrase used to come from? - English Language Usage . . .
Used to is, then, something quite different from use Spell- ing gives away that used to ("yoosta") was once—used to form of use But it isn't now, and the difference is that use is a "word" word while used to ("yoosta") is grammar use is a word meaning to utilize used to is, on the other hand, a tool we use to express that something
- When to use instead of and - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
In abbreviations, when abbreviating "and", is often used: AT T (American Telephone and Telegraph) P L (profit and loss) R D (research and development) One rare usage is on envelopes addressed to a couple: Mr Mrs Jackson c is a rare and somewhat archaic looking abbreviation for etc
- grammar - Was used to be vs used to be? - English Language Usage . . .
He could have been a very enthusiastic pupil who used to be class representative but later came in contact with drugs Now he lives on the streets The second example on the other hand implies a different meaning: i e that he was used to the fact that he was your class' representative Note: "Used to" becomes an adjective in the second
- tenses - How did it use d to work?; use or used? - English . . .
But used to is the fixed spelling for the 'yustu pronunciation, in both idioms (rather than yuzd tu , as in Shovels were used to dig this entrance tunnel) So if it isn't spelled used to, it won't be pronounced or recognized right But, yet again, auxiliary do requires an infinitive complement, and used just can't be one The result is that
- To use or to be used - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
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- orthography - When are tion, sion, and cion used - English . . .
Here are the main guidelines to choose the right suffix among -sion, -tion, and -cion The first two are the more common while -cion is actually quite rare
- Meaning of by when used with dates - inclusive or exclusive
If, in a contract fr example, the text reads: "X has to finish the work by MM-DD-YYYY", does the "by" include the date or exclude it? In other words, will the work delivered on the specified date
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