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Ricky06 Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

after use/using/usage

0 I'd like to know which of the following is/are correct:02br
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0Hi,02br 02br 01font 001. 02br 002. 02br 003.

— Clive

  • 0Hi,02br 02br 01font 001.
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  • 02font 02br 02br 01font 00Say it as in #1, in which 'use' is a noun'.
  • 02br 01font 02font 02br 02br 01font 00Best wishes, Clive02br 02font 0-
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0Hi,02br
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01font001. Please return it after use.02br
002. Please return it after using.02br
003. Please return it after usage.02font02br
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01font00Say it as in #1, in which 'use' is a noun'. 02font02br
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0Hi,02br
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00For 1 and 3, would they be any different in meaning if I add "the" after "after"?02br
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00101i00. Please return it after the use.02i02br
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01i003. Please return it after the usage. 02i02br
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01i00I understood that you prefer #!, better than #3.02i
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0 Clive is right, though curiously enough I'd say "after the usage" would be the favourable of your latter options. However, I would remove "after" and simply use "after use."0-
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0Hi guys,02br
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01font00101i00. Please return it after the use.02i02font02br
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01i01font003. Please return it after the usage. 02font02i02br
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00I see the intent here as a general statement so it sounds odd to use the def
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hi Clive, Could u tell me more about the usage of "after"? I dun know what is right or wrong?... After mother said her prayers, she went to bed. and After mother had said her prayers, she went to bed.
I am looking forward to see your reply.
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Hi,

Both of those sentences are OK. #1 is more commonly said.

Clive
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I like to retrict 'usage', as in "English usage", to the sense of "popular use that creates a convention".
To me 'usage' instead of 'use' in a general sense is pretentious. I also object to 'signage'.
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Correct and convention are different. All of these could be considered correct; but, in the end, the most appropriate way to express this statement is:

Please, return it after using it.
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Ricky06 I'd like to know which of the following is/are correct:1. Please return it after use.2. Please return it after using.3. Please return it after usage.Thanks.Ricky
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Hi,

If you re talking bout a sign, pretty standard wording is

Please return after use.

Clive
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