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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
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Grammatical check for this sentences below, which is correct?
They use to be this part number.
They used to be this part number.
They used to be this part number.
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Anonymous They used to be this part number. This is the correct spelling. The d in the idiom used to is usually treated as a silent letter, so people sometimes forget to put it in when they write it.
- Anonymous They used to be this part number.
- This is the correct spelling.
- The d in the idiom used to is usually treated as a silent letter, so people sometimes forget to put it in when they write it.
- CJ
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AnonymousThey used to be this part number.This is the correct spelling. The d in the idiom used tois usually treated as a silent letter, so people sometimes forget to put it in when they write it.
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Hi Anon
The correct sentence is "They used to be this part number."
In spoken English, it is usually hard to hear the D in "used to". When people say "used to", the D in "used" and the T in "to" usually end up pronounced as a single T sound.
The correct sentence is "They used to be this part number."
In spoken English, it is usually hard to hear the D in "used to". When people say "used to", the D in "used" and the T in "to" usually end up pronounced as a single T sound.
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