- I use to, or I used to - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
The correct way of saying this sentence is ay'ustəbiyə'hɪtnæn 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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!
- grammaticality - Is used vs. has been used vs. was used - English . . .
8 It has been used as the symbol is correct here Use Present Perfect when the action referred to started in the past, and either continues (or continues to have relevance) at the time of speaking
- 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
- pronunciation - How is æ supposed to be pronounced? - English . . .
In English text, the letter is used as a slightly old-fashioned form of the Latin digraph ae (also in Latin-mediated Greek words) and in some names from Danish, Norwegian, Old English and a few other languages that use the letter natively The pronunciation doesn't have to be anything like the IPA [æ]
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