mmasny
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Could you give me as many examples of the first word's usage as possible? It's almost impossible to find anything on the web, because people write "won't" as "wont". I know it can be an adjective, a noun, and a verb. Could you think of any sentences with them? I have some in my dictionary, but this is little. The thing that I understand least is the verb part. They say it is usually used with to-infinitive. So are there any cases when it's used differently?
I would also love to hear from you what you think about the word. Is it popular? How formal is it? Is it maybe just a literary word?
The next word is "use" in its similar meaning. The following sentences come from Merriam-Webster:
Sit here by the window with your hand in mine ... both of one mind, as married people use. (Andrea del Sarto by Robert Browning : The Poetry Foundation [poem] : Find Poems and Poets. Discover Poetry.)
He does not use to be last on these occasions. (Full text of "Lillo's dramatic works, with memoirs of the author")
Use to have tallyho parties out on the ... pike when we where young. Anne G. Winslow
If he didn't quit using around there she would make trouble for him. (The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain (chapter6))
I think I don't understand the third one and I can't find the context, as you can see. I can't get it why she used 'use' in the present tense.
How often can these things be encountered in modern speech and writing? On what occasions?
Can I put the word "wont" in the place of "use" in the first sentence?
I would also love to hear from you what you think about the word. Is it popular? How formal is it? Is it maybe just a literary word?
The next word is "use" in its similar meaning. The following sentences come from Merriam-Webster:
Sit here by the window with your hand in mine ... both of one mind, as married people use. (Andrea del Sarto by Robert Browning : The Poetry Foundation [poem] : Find Poems and Poets. Discover Poetry.)
He does not use to be last on these occasions. (Full text of "Lillo's dramatic works, with memoirs of the author")
Use to have tallyho parties out on the ... pike when we where young. Anne G. Winslow
If he didn't quit using around there she would make trouble for him. (The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain (chapter6))
I think I don't understand the third one and I can't find the context, as you can see. I can't get it why she used 'use' in the present tense.
How often can these things be encountered in modern speech and writing? On what occasions?
Can I put the word "wont" in the place of "use" in the first sentence?
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