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Sarunnio Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary

Use/usage

a guide to common English usage.

There has been some increase in the use of casual labour over recent years.

From given sample sentences above, can anyone tell me when to use "usage" and when to use "use"?
because in my opinion I think these two would probably mean the same.
Can I say the usage of casual labour over recent years? Does it mean the same as the sample sentence with the use of "use"?

Thanks in advance
  

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a guide to common English usage. There has been some increase in the use of casual labour over recent years. In some cases the two words may be interchangeable, But it the two examples you give, I wouldn't recommend it.

  • a guide to common English usage.
  • There has been some increase in the use of casual labour over recent years.
  • In some cases the two words may be interchangeable, But it the two examples you give, I wouldn't recommend it.
  • These are good examples of where one should be chosen over the other.
  • I'd recommend the use of a long-handled shovel in digging a very deep post hole.
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a guide to common English usage.
There has been some increase in the use of casual labour over recent years.

In some cases the two words may be interchangeable, But it the two examples you give, I wouldn't recommend it. These are good examples of where one should be chosen
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