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Originally Posted by enydia  Hi, banderas.
Thank you for your reply.
The following information is from OLAD entry for "used": The following negative and question patterns are old-fashioned or very formal : I usedn't to like her. Used you to go there? There used to be a cinema here, use(d)n't there? Most people now use patterns with did, especially when speaking or writing informally : I didn't use to like her. Did you use to go there? There used to be a cinema here, didn't there?  |
If you would like to sound old-fashioned or very formal, feel free to to say "usedn't". I personally see it as a mistake and suggest that you use the usual way of making
used to negative with
didn't. I believe most people do so.