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Andybusy Posted 11 years ago
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What is the difference between use and usage?
Can anyone name some example of the above two words, thank you!
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Use vs. usage. The word “usage” is gaining ground, but it's almost useless.
- Use vs.
- usage.
- The word “usage” is gaining ground, but it's almost useless.
- edu/eesc/how-to/watch-your-language ) “Use” and “usage” overlap somewhat, but they are not entirely synonymous.
- Many people treat “usage” as if it were just a fancier form of “use” in phrases like “make usage of,” where “make use of” is the standard expression.
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Use vs. usage. The word “usage” is gaining ground, but it's almost useless. It has no advantage over the simpler “use.” ( http://extension.oregonstate.edu/eesc/how-to/watch-your-language )
“Use” and “usage” overlap somewhat, but they are not entirely synonymous.
“Use” and “usage” overlap somewhat, but they are not entirely synonymous.
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andybusy Can anyone name some example of the above two words, thank you!A couple of places where I might use "usage": when talking about something metered or measured, as in "your broadband usage allowance"; when talking about the way in which language is customarily used, as in "the usage of this word has changed over time".
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