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Eladio Posted 22 years ago
Grammar
Any difference?
Does a native English speaker feel any difference between these two sentences?
I used to smoke.
I was used to smoking.
I used to smoke.
I was used to smoking.
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Hello Eladio 1. I used to smoke. 2.
- Hello Eladio 1.
- I used to smoke.
- 2.
- I was used to smoking.
- The first sentence means 'I smoked in the past, but no longer smoke'.
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Hello Eladio
1. I used to smoke.
2. I was used to smoking.
The first sentence means 'I smoked in the past, but no longer smoke'. The second means 'I was accustomed to the act of smoking'.
MrP
1. I used to smoke.
2. I was used to smoking.
The first sentence means 'I smoked in the past, but no longer smoke'. The second means 'I was accustomed to the act of smoking'.
MrP
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