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Selecter Posted 19 years ago
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"I am not used to": gerund or inf.

0 Why is "to sit" considered as a mistake here?02br
01font00I don't like double lessons because I'm not used to 01b01u00sitting02u02b00(01i00not sit02i00) still for so long.02font0-
  

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01cite10Selecter12cite10Why is "to sit" considered as a mistake here?12br
11font10I don't like double lessons because I'm not used to 11b11u10sitting12u12b10(11i10not sit12i10) still for so long.12font12br
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01cite10Inchoateknowledge12cite10to is a prep -- no mistake12blockquote
10Are you positive? Perhaps you need to think again. 050010id5
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0"be used to" is followed by a "gerund" or other type of noun phrase02br
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0 Correct, Goodman. 0-
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01cite10Goodman12cite12br
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11cite20Inchoateknowledge22cite20to is a prep -- no mistake22blockquote
20Are you positive? Perhaps you need to think again. 15012br
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01cite10Selecter12cite10Why is "to sit" considered as a mistake here?12br
11font10I don't like double lessons because I'm not used to 11b11u10sitting12u12b10(11i10not sit12i10) still for so long.12font12br
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0 Piossoul, the OP is asking about a different useage of 'used to'. He/she is asking about 'used to' in the sense of 'accustomed to', not 'employed to'. You are quite right about its use in the 'employed to' sense, but it does not apply to the 'accustomed to' sense. 0-
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0<01b01font001.) The knife is used to cut meat.02font02b02br
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01b01font002.) I'm not used (by bad guys) to commit crimes.02font02b02br
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00Do you see the differences?>02br
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00Not the same at all. You are talking a

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