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À̹ÎÈñ
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| Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2005 7:00 am
Post subject: what is correct? |
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I used to walk on that park when I as a child.
Negative:
I didn't use to walk on that park when I as a child.
Which is correct?
I used to not walk on that park when I as a child.
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I used not to walk on that park when I as a child.
thanks.
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ray o'hara
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| Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2005 7:00 am
Post subject: Re: what is correct? |
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"À̹ÎÈñ" <alsgml4860@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:dgt89r$hnv$1@news2.kornet.net...
| Quote: | I used to walk on that park when I as a child.
Negative:
I didn't use to walk on that park when I as a child.
Which is correct?
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neither
I used to walk in that park as a child
I didn't walk in that park when I was a child.
| Quote: | I used to not walk on that park when I as a child.
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I used not to walk on that park when I as a child.
thanks.
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neither is correct |
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CDB
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| Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2005 6:09 pm
Post subject: Re: what is correct? |
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"À̹ÎÈñ" <alsgml4860@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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Note: in all your examples, the second part of the sentence should be
"...walk *in* that park when I *was* a child.
Regarding the first part of the sentence:
| Quote: | I used to walk [...]
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is correct and idiomatic;
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I didn't use to walk [...]
is correct and idiomatic; |
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Which is correct?
I used to not walk [...]
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is technically correct, but less idiomatic and not usual; it would
mean "I used to deliberately
refrain from walking...";
| Quote: | or
I used not to walk [...]
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is correct but old-fashioned, especially in North American English.
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