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How does it imply that you're right? "Common Errors in English Use" sounds much worse to me.
by sid0 16y ago
How does it imply that you're right? "Common Errors in English Use" sounds much worse to me.
- philbarr 16y agoIt says that, as a general rule, you should use 'use' instead of 'usage'. So I reconstructed the sentence to make it use 'use'. Also, the :) was intended to make it a bit of a joke.
- sid0 16y ago> It says that, as a general rule, you should use 'use' instead of 'usage'. Nowhere does it say that. It says that only if both seem appropriate (obviously disallowing modifying the rest of the sentence -- that is clear from the context and the example). In this case, "use" doesn't seem appropriate at all.
- philbarr 16y agoOk, you win. Although again I would like to point you to the initial smily, ":)", meaning, "joke".