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  1. grammaticality - "Is used" vs. "has been used" vs. "was used"

    8 It has been used as the symbol... is correct here. Use Present Perfect when the action referred to started in the past, and either continues (or continues to have relevance) at the time of …

  2. "I use to", or "I used to" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    May 6, 2013 · The important part is that "used to" must be pronounced /yustə/, with an /st/, not a /zd/. This is true for the past terminative idiom in this example, and also for the different idiom …

  3. "To use" or "to be used" - English Language & Usage Stack …

    Which one is the right sentence for a paper? We believe that our method can be an informed choice to use as starter program for... We believe that our method can be an informed choice …

  4. What is the difference between "used to" and "I was used to"?

    1 Used to describes an action or state of affairs that was done repeatedly or existed for a period in the past; to be used to (or to get used to) means "be or become familiar with someone or …

  5. "that which" used together - English Language & Usage Stack …

    The that is a pronoun referring back to a noun phrase and the which is the relative pronoun used for non-animate antecedents. If we expand the shortest of the OP's example sentences to …

  6. use vs. used what is the correct usage? [duplicate]

    Oct 27, 2015 · I am trying to find out if this question is correct. Did Wang Bo used to be awkward? Should I write "use to be" instead of "used to be," or is "used to be" correct in this sentence?

  7. Where did the phrase "used to" come from? - English Language

    Jul 4, 2011 · Why does "used to" mean "accustomed to"? Why is "used to" used to indicate a recurring past event? In I used to be used to using it. there are three meanings of "use". I ask …

  8. To Be Used Of/For - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Does "to be used OF" mean "to be used FOR": wikipedia The English term "empiric" derives from the Greek word ἐμπειρία, which is cognate with and translates to the Latin experientia, from …

  9. "Used to" or "used for"? - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    To me, "used to" and "used for" are incompatible, as shown in the examples below. However, I am unable to substantiate this. MS Word doesn't "see" the differences, so I turned to …

  10. tenses - "How did it use/d to work?"; 'use' or 'used'? - English ...

    Mar 21, 2016 · But used to is the fixed spelling for the /'yustu/ pronunciation, in both idioms (rather than /yuzd tu/, as in Shovels were used to dig this entrance tunnel). So if it isn't spelled used …