'I am used to' or 'I used to'

[Barman]

1) I used to travel by train to go to college everyday.

2) I am used to travelling by train to go to college everyday.

If I want to mean that 'I am habituated to travel by train to go to college everyday but at present, I am not able to go to college due to suspension of railway services on temporary basis and I am compelled to cofine at home on account of this suspension, can both the above-named sentences be written?

 

[emsr2d2]

1) I used to travel by train to go to college [STRIKE]everyday[/STRIKE] every day.

2) I am used to travelling by train to go to college [STRIKE]everyday[/STRIKE] every day.

[STRIKE]If[/STRIKE] I want to mean that 'I am habituated to travelling by train to go to college everyday but at present I am not able to go to college due to the suspension of railway services on a temporary basis. [STRIKE]and[/STRIKE] I am [STRIKE]compelled to[/STRIKE] confined [STRIKE]at[/STRIKE] to my home on account of this suspension. Can both the [STRIKE]above-named[/STRIKE] sentences above be [STRIKE]written[/STRIKE] used?

Note my corrections above.

If you want only to refer to the fact that you travelled to college by train in the past but now you can't, only sentence 1 is appropriate. It makes no difference whether you were "used to it" or not.

 

[Barman]

Note my corrections above.

If you want only to refer to the fact that you travelled to college by train in the past but now you can't, only sentence 1 is appropriate. It makes no difference whether you were "used to it" or not.

In what sense sentence 2 can be used?

 

[emsr2d2]

In what [STRIKE]sense[/STRIKE] situation/context can sentence 2 [STRIKE]can[/STRIKE] be used?

It would really only work if the speaker went on to talk about some kind of alternative method of getting to college, or was talking about it taking a long time to get used to.

1. I'm used to travelling to college by train every day but I've just found out the train route is being cancelled so I'm going to have to get there some other way.
2. When I started college, I found it hard having to get the train because I always used to be able to walk to school. Now I'm used to travelling to college by train every day, although I still don't like it! I'd rather be able to walk there.

 

[Charlie Bernstein]

In what sense sentence 2 can be used?

The phrase used to has two meanings:

1. formerly. That's how you're using in the sentence about traveling to college: I used to study every day, but now I don't.

2. accustomed to. It means that a person, thing, activity, or occurance has become familiar: I hated all the snow when I first moved up here, but I've gotten used to it.