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TeacherJapan Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

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Many Japanese people used to put work before family, but they gradually get used to the idea of spending more time with their families on Sundays.

  

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"Used to" indicates a past routine/habitual action, and it doesn't fit well with the subsequent "gradually get used to". Do you perhaps mean "... " instead?

— Teechr

  • "Used to" indicates a past routine/habitual action, and it doesn't fit well with the subsequent "gradually get used to".
  • Do you perhaps mean "...
  • " instead?
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"Used to" indicates a past routine/habitual action, and it doesn't fit well with the subsequent "gradually get used to". Do you perhaps mean "... but they would gradually get used to ..." instead?

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