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- I use to, or I used to - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
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 the night
- 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
- 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
- word choice - When should we use and and or and or? - English . . .
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 from personal experience
- 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
- Punctuation for the phrase including but not limited to
When used in the following (no punctuation): There are many activities including but not limited to running jumping and swimming My first try: There are many activities including, but not limited to, running, jumping, and swimming Then I thought maybe I need another one? Is this, or perhaps the previous version correct?
- terminology - Why use BCE CE instead of BC AD? - English Language . . .
Dates in the Gregorian calendar in the Western world have always used the era designated in English as Anno Domini or Common Era, but over the millennia a wide variety of eras have been used with the Julian calendar Switching to CE BCE makes it clear the Gregorian calendar is being used
- punctuation - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
The definition of used oil is "oil that is xyz" The deleted portion is non-useful text that would confuse my readers, but I want to show them that the cited passage is a direct quote from regulations except for leaving out some words Are dots the correct way to do this?
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