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TomJ Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Q36: 'to have no use of something'

Hello there teachers, 

If I say 'I have no use of something', does it mean that thing is useless for me? 

I have a few questions relating to this 'to have no use of...', please:

First... Is it always followed by the preposition 'of'? Can't we say 'for', for instance, in place of 'of'? For example, I've no use of your computer unless I have the password to access it. Can I say 'I have no use for your...'?

Second... In English, is there any other way to express the same idea expressed by 'I have no use of...? Please tell me what it is if there is any. 

 Thanks to all.
  

Top answer

', please: It is wrong. ' TomJ For example, I've no use of your computer unless I have the password to access it. '?

— Mister Micawber

  • ', please: It is wrong.
  • ' TomJ For example, I've no use of your computer unless I have the password to access it.
  • '?
  • ' TomJ In English, is there any other way to express the same idea expressed by 'I have no use of...?
  • I don't know, since I do not know what you intend that to mean.
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TomJI have a few questions relating to this 'to have no use of...', please:
It is wrong. The phrase is 'have no use for...'
TomJ For example, I've no use of your computer unless I have the password to access it.
The correct phrase there is 'I don't have the use of...' but we would say simply 'I can't use
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Thanks for your quick reply, Mister Micawber. But I'm afraid as I didn't fully understand your post. Did you say that 'have no use for...' and 'don't have the use of...' were two different phrases? And that 'have no use for...' expresses the idea that the speaker doesn't want to use something or something is useless for him/her, while 'don't have the use of...' says that the s
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TomJ. Did you say that 'have no use for...' and 'don't have the use of...' were two different phrases?
Yes.
TomJ? And that 'have no use for...' expresses the idea that the speaker doesn't want to use something or something is useless for him/her, while 'don't have the use of...' says that the speaker can't use something?
Yes
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