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  1. use vs. used what is the correct usage? [duplicate]

    Oct 27, 2015 · 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?

  2. "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 …

  3. 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. …

  4. 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 …

  5. 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 …

  6. 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?

  7. Should infinitive or ing-form be used after "help"?

    Jul 29, 2024 · These make up the vast majority of hits for 'can help doing something' in the Corpus of Contemporary American English. In the sentence given though, help is quite …

  8. 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.

  9. What kind of dash is used for (sentence/word) truncation?

    Sep 22, 2024 · Sven Yargs' answer provides a level of support for using the dash rather than the ellipsis; the comment you cite has no supporting reference. // Tinfoil Hat essentially answers …

  10. Does "multiple" mean simply "more than one" or is it better used …

    Aug 12, 2021 · First, "more than one" and "many" are acceptable meanings for " multiple." 1 : consisting of, including, or involving more than one: multiple births, multiple choices 2 : MANY, …