10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «USEDN'T»
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usedn't in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
usedn't and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
used. to4. usedn't he? /didn't he?1 [(5J1 ÍESfé'&JtBTWOÍ: ! usedn't He < didn't use
> to smoke. [used not usedn't he? ... usedn't,. 1. You used to smoke a pipe, use(d)
n't you? (GPU) 2. You used to live in London, usedn't you? (Eckersley) ...
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Words on Words: A Dictionary for Writers and Others who Care ...
Just as the negative of did is did not, contracted to didn't, so the negative of used
to is used not to, contracted to usedn't to, as in "He used not to read a lot" or "He
usedn't to read a lot." It may sound strange to some American ears, but the British
...
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Irish English as Represented in Film
Hickey 2004a: 129), giving the forms "Usedn't you eycle to school?" and "I usedn't
eycle to school in winter". Unfortunately, although there are a number of
instances of the habitual past being used in a positive sense in the film corpus,
i.e. "We ...
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Encyclopedic Graded Grammar Vol 1
Note: The negative form of used to is usedn't to: I usedn't to like gardening. He
usedn't to do it. (He didn't use to do it.) Questions and negatives are usually
formed with did + use to: Did you use to work here? Didn't she used to live in
Germany ...
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Encyclopedic Graded Grammar
Note: The negative form of used to is usedn't to: I usedn't to like gardening. He
usedn't to do it. (He didn't use to do it.) Questions and negatives are usually
formed with did + use to: Did you use to work here? Didn't she used to live in
Germany ...
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The Position of Peggy Harper
usedn't to talk like it, she usedn't to dress like it □ — I usedn't to remember how
old she was. Now she doesn't pretend any more. She seems to have resigned
herself to old age all at once. Of course everybody would say she was quite right,
...
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'Dialect' and 'Accent' in Industrial West Yorkshire
A form such as 'I didn't use to do that' is much more likely than 'I usedn't to do that';
the former is subject to secondary contraction (affecting didn't), the latter, being
much more formal, is not. The form oughtn't is sometimes similarly replaced by ...
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English Grammar :Easier Way
The use of didn't use to in place of usedn't to has become acceptable now.
Commands Read the sentences given below: Strike a match. Please help this
poor man. Give up smoking. Always speak the truth and be honest. Obey your
parents.
usedn't to talk like it, she usedn't to dress like it — I usedn't to remember how old
she was. Now she doesn't pretend any more. She seems to have resigned
herself to old age all at once. Of course everybody would say she was quite right,
but ...
He «AMU//? g<?fi up early, (2) ^£fg BrE; usen't to /usedn't to;AmE: didn't use to.
BrE: He usedn't to smoke as much as he does now. He usen't to smoke as much
as he does now. He used not to smoke as much as he does now. He never used
...
4 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «USEDN'T»
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usedn't is used in the context of the following news items.
Anh ngữ sinh động bài 330 (advanced)
Chú ý: Usedn't to: This term is old-fashioned and formal. Thay vì hình thức này, hãy dùng didn't use to. 11. Did she use to have long hair? Có phải trước đây cô ... «VOA Tiếng Việt, Nov 13»
A blind poet's love for Mary Hynes
Lady Gregory was told: “There usedn't be a hurling match in the county that she wouldn't be at and a white dress on her always. Eleven man asked her in ... «Galway Advertiser, Dec 11»
Mary Beard the physicist -- on Desert Island Discs
usedn't it to be? Reply January 27, 2010 at 02:28 PM. Paulo said... I still remember a spoof of Desert Island Discs of several years ago by Dame Edna Everidge, ... «Times Online, Jan 10»
中考英语：反意疑问句对应规则二十四条
usedn't he? ②They used to be good friends, didn't they?/usedn't they? 二十一、陈述部分用must(may, might) + have + V-ed表示推测时，若句中带有明显的过去 ... «新浪网, May 08»
