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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

use of 'used to' and 'use to'

0Could somebody please explain why we drop the 'd' in used to. For example:02br
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00People used to write letters. The didn't use to write e-mails. Did they use to write letters?02br
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0 Usage varies. 01i 00They didn't use to write e-mails02i 00 is in keeping with English grammatical rules because 01i 00did02i 00 indicates the tense (past tense) and with it the infinitive should be used (use). Cf.

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  • 0 Usage varies.
  • 01i 00They didn't use to write e-mails02i 00 is in keeping with English grammatical rules because 01i 00did02i 00 indicates the tense (past tense) and with it the infinitive should be used (use).
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0 Usage varies. 01i00They didn't use to write e-mails02i00 is in keeping with English grammatical rules because 01i00did02i00 indicates the tense (past tense) and with it the infinitive should be used (use). Cf. 01i00I didn't like him, 02i00not: 01i00I didn't like01b00d02b00 him.02i0
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