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- Use vs. usage - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Examples would be: ‘The English language is in common use around the world’ , ‘I put my keyboard to good use’ For the noun ‘ usage ’ the basic dictionary definition can look pretty much the same as that for ‘use’, but with ‘usage’ there is a sense of ‘continued’ or ‘common’ use
- When to use use and when to use utilize in a sentence?
Always prefer utilize in business correspondence or, more generally, whenever you're trying to make yourself sound more intelligent It's just so much sexier than writing use - ugh! Gross!
- use vs. used what is the correct usage? [duplicate]
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?
- The use of vs. using - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
I have seen numerous sentences in which placement of the word "using" immediately following a noun causes just such ambiguity as in the first sentence In some cases, introduction of extra verbiage such as "through the use of" or "by using" helps In other cases, it is best to rewrite to avoid confusion and obtain a clearer, more concise sentence
- How to use that is? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
My question involves the usage of "that is " I would like to use this construction in such a way that it will provide further qualification to the previous passage or sentence An example might be
- phrasal verbs - “To be in use” vs “to be at use” vs ”to be of use . . .
The definition is restricted to to be utilized or used, and it does not mean occupied I believe in use can be used in place of at use without confusion in these settings The examples I can think of are rather unique: The electronic record system we are considering is at use currently in several other facilities without problems
- grammar - When to use this or that? - English Language Usage . . .
Or the use of this when it is in relationship to "my" and of "that" when it is in relationship to "your" But in a lot of cases there is no distinction between two things at different places "that" is the stronger of the two demontratives
- 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
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