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Notatall Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

what is "managed to" used for

Could you please to look at the following sentence.
How I managed to save 30 percent on my electricity bill this month?
What does “managed to” mean here? Without “managed to” being placed here, does the sentence convey different meanings.
  

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Managed = was able to. I was able to save 30 per cent on my electricity bill this month.

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  • Managed = was able to.
  • I was able to save 30 per cent on my electricity bill this month.
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Managed = was able to. I was able to save 30 per cent on my electricity bill this month.
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Hi,
notatallHow I managed to save 30 percent on my electricity bill this month?
No good. Use this:

How did I manage to save 30 percent on my electricity bill this month?

To manage to do something ~ to succeed in doing something

Regards
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How I managed to save 30 percent on my electricity bill this month

It is OK as the title of an article or essay.
I expect the article to tell me all the things you did to use less electricity or reduce the cost:
eg.
I signed a year-long contract with the service provider which got me a better price.
I turned lights and appliances off when I didn't need them.
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AlpheccaStarsHow I managed to save 30 percent on my electricity bill this monthIt is OK as the title of an article or essay.
Notice that I removed the question mark, because this fragment is not interrogative, but declarative.
It is not a sentence, so there is no period (full stop) at the end.
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Thank you for the catch
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