"I use to", or "I used to" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
May 6, 2013 · 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 …
word choice - When should we use "and" and/or "and/or"?
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 …
use vs. used what is the correct usage? [duplicate]
Oct 27, 2015 · Officially it's "used to be" (and that should be used in written text), but even native English speakers cannot detect the difference between "used to be" and "use to be", when …
"Used to" or "used for"? - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
To me, "used to" and "used for" are incompatible, as shown in the examples below. However, I am unable to substantiate this. MS Word doesn't "see" the differences, so I turned to …
How does the phrase "used to" work, grammatically?
Jul 28, 2017 · If "used to" is a set idiomatic phrase (i.e. not a tense), then why would it change its form from "use to" to "used to" for the sentence as it does in the positive?
What's the negation of "I used to be"? Surely not "I didn't used to …
Jun 13, 2019 · 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.
differences - Didn't used to or didn't use to? - English Language ...
Apr 18, 2017 · Here is a question that has been nagging me for a few years: Which is the right usage: "Didn't used to" or "didn't use to?" Examples: We lived on the coast for years but we …
Difference between "no more used" and "no longer used"
Jan 18, 2012 · 5 For the sense "not used anymore", one could say "It is used no more". ngrams for no longer used,used no more,not used any more,not used anymore,not used any longer …
When is "some" used as plural and when is it used as singular?
Feb 14, 2024 · 1 To add to Kate Bunting's comment, some has been used with singular nouns to refer generally to the noun (e.g. "some church", "some castle") as early as the 12th century. …
What's a simile/noun used to describe something shaking violently?
Mar 18, 2021 · I'm looking for a simile or noun that can be used to describe something shaking violently. For example, The room shook as hard as --insert thing that shakes violently--.