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Wizard of Id is a Grammar Nazi 3
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SkipVought
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It's the echo of a sympathetic Hart.
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Just traded in my OLD subtlety...for a NUance!
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SantaMufasa
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If I point out that "I use to like..." should be "I used to like..." does that make me a Grammar Nazi or a member of the Grammar Police? <grin>
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Mufasa
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“People may forget what you say, but they will never forget how you made them feel.
Mufasa(aka Dave of Sandy, Utah, USA)
“People may forget what you say, but they will never forget how you made them feel.
I don't see the grammatical issue, unless djj55 completely stopped enjoying "Wizard of Id".
"I use to like..." = "Normally I enjoy..."
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Hippos have bad eyesight, but considering their weight, it’s hardly their problem
"I use to like..." = "Normally I enjoy..."
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Hippos have bad eyesight, but considering their weight, it’s hardly their problem
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Olaf Doschke
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Would that be correct use, really?
Some examples of what you could say is of course "I like", "I happen to like", or "I kind of like", but "I use to like"?
You could say "I did use to like", but then you would rather say "I used to like". It's only used in past tense, as this tells:
Bye, Olaf.
Some examples of what you could say is of course "I like", "I happen to like", or "I kind of like", but "I use to like"?
You could say "I did use to like", but then you would rather say "I used to like". It's only used in past tense, as this tells:
Bye, Olaf.
Wow! Thank you for the link Olaf. What a great site.
The phrase "I used to like", is something that I'm comfortable saying, but it NEVER looks right to me written. I'm never sure if I'm writing it correctly and it always just seems wrong regardless of how I "adjust" it. I always just rewrite the sentence to eliminate it.
The phrase "I used to like", is something that I'm comfortable saying, but it NEVER looks right to me written. I'm never sure if I'm writing it correctly and it always just seems wrong regardless of how I "adjust" it. I always just rewrite the sentence to eliminate it.
Recently heard in the wild - "On Accident" e.g. "the teacher gave out the answers to the quiz on accident"
My son clarified this for me by describing it as the opposite of "On Purpose".
On the suject of "I use to like", I find myself asking, what did you use to like for?
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My son clarified this for me by describing it as the opposite of "On Purpose".
On the suject of "I use to like", I find myself asking, what did you use to like for?
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What's most important is that you realise ... There is no spoon.
Olaf Doschke
Programmer
Isn't "OnPurpose" is a browser event you can handle in javascript? I think it's triggered, if somebody on accident did something in the browser by purpose.
Bye, Olaf.
Bye, Olaf.
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When my son first used the phrase "on accident", I asked him what he was trying to say. He said it was a combination of "an accident" and "by accident". He claims you can use "on accident" to mean both.
I don't buy that it is proper usage, but, the language changes a little with each generation. Mayhap![[wink]](/data/assets/smilies/wink.gif "[wink] [wink]")
this is his generation's contribution?
Tom
I don't buy that it is proper usage, but, the language changes a little with each generation. Mayhap
this is his generation's contribution?Tom
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mscallisto
Technical User
I like your link Olaf
I would never have thought the "use to" would be correct in a sentence until reading Olaf's link.
I now may have to avoid it altogether.
I wrote this today
Is that right?
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I now may have to avoid it altogether.
I wrote this today
Is that right?
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What's most important is that you realise ... There is no spoon.
ChrisHirst
IS-IT--Management
kwbMitel said:
It can be used correctly and appropriately when posing a question,
Which tea did you use to make this brew?
OR
as a statement of fact.
Tha's neither use to man nor beast!
Chris.
Indifference will be the downfall of mankind, but who cares?
Time flies like an arrow, however, fruit flies like a banana.
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