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https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/is-it-used-to-or-use-to https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/is-it-used-to-... This article says that in
by bowsamic 4y ago
https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/is-it-used-to-or-use-to https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/is-it-used-to-...
This article says that in American English it’s considered an error, but it’s accepted in British English
I think that “used to” is the form seen so often that “use to” just looks and sounds weird to me. I would never use it
- bobbylarrybobby 4y agoI'm American, and I'd also write "didn't used to". The hard 's' necessitates the 'd', otherwise it'd be pronounced "yooz"
- Izkata 4y agoOver at the English Language Learners [0] Stackexchange, reading through the answers and how they describe their references (I didn't click through to read those references), it seems like "didn't used to" is more acceptable in general for both American and British English, even though it shouldn't be correct because it breaks the rules. I like this last part of one of the answers in particular: > One of the strongest arguments against treating used to as a standard verb form is the pronunciation. According to the Cambridge Dictionary, with the verb form of use, the s is voiced /juːz/ whereas in the noun form it is not voiced /juːs/. In I used to and I didn't used to, the s is unvoiced. It's definitely not a noun, but it is also not a standard verb form: it is something unique, and that's what upsets the grammarians. Aside, like sibling comment, I'm also a native American English speaker and it's always been "didn't used to". [0] https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/100674/didnt-use-to-get-or-didnt-used-to-get https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/100674/didnt-use-to-...
- Pinus 4y agoThe M-W article says that "it appears to have won some measure of acceptance" in en_UK, and quotes the Daily Mail for an example...
- bowsamic 4y agoI don’t think the Daily Mail is known for idiosyncratic grammatical style