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Old Eladio Posted 20 years ago
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Used to (in past)

0What is the difference between these "two" sentences?02br
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00I was used to smoking. 02br
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00I got used to smoking = I’ve got used to smoking = I have gotten used to smoking02br
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00Thank you.02br
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0 01i00I was used to smoking02i00 is merely the past of 01i00I am used to smoking02i00.02br
01i00used02i00 in these sentences means accustomed, comfortable with the practice of.02br
01i00I was [accustomed to / comfortable with the practice of] smoking.02i02br
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0Philip: Let's see. I used to smoke. I agree that this means that for a while in the past I smoked but not any more. But "I was used to smoke" I think means that I was accustomed to smoke" (as CJ says) and the two meanings are (at least for me) completely different. 02br
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00My problem with my post was only between "I was used to" and "I got used to" and I think CalifJim a
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01cite10Old Eladio12cite12br
10What is the difference between these "two" sentences?12br
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10I was used to smoking. 12br
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10I got used to smoking = I’ve got used to smoking = I have gotten used to smoking12br
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10Thank you.12br
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10Elad
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01cite10Philip12cite11blockquote
11cite20Old Eladio22cite22br
20What is the difference between these "two" sentences?22br
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20I was used to smoking. 21font20This should be "I used to smoke", meaning that for a while in the past I smoked,
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