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YTMND
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 Posted: Fri Jan 24, 2014 5:04 am Post subject: Grammar "unused to" / "not used to" |
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| Usually, I use "not used to". Today, in the book we read a passage which had "unused to". It was written for an Australian curriculum, so I am wondering if this is used more with Australian English / British English. |
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CrikeyKorea
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| Posted: Fri Jan 24, 2014 5:46 am Post subject: |
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| Perhaps the example would help to put the sentence into context rather than a vague mention of a particular piece of grammar/wording... |
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YTMND
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| Posted: Fri Jan 24, 2014 5:54 am Post subject: |
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| CrikeyKorea wrote: |
| Perhaps the example would help to put the sentence into context rather than a vague mention of a particular piece of grammar/wording... |
I am referring to ANY use of "unused to". I have never used "unused to". I have never had a teacher teach me "unused to" just like I have never been taught "lift" to mean elevator. So, that is why I am asking. |
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ibeattheborg
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| Posted: Fri Jan 24, 2014 7:53 am Post subject: |
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| It's an abomination of the English language. It is not correct, despite being comprehensible:) |
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Rockhard
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| Posted: Fri Jan 24, 2014 3:42 pm Post subject: |
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It's wrong and I will explain why.
the word "used" can take on two different forms: a verb and an adjective
"Unused" is an adjective only, not a verb, so it cannot be used as a verb in a sentence.
Examples
I will not use this tool. (verb)
This is an unused tool. (adjective)
There are some exceptions: to undo, to unravel, but "to unuse" is not one of them. |
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edwardcatflap
Joined: 22 Mar 2009
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| Posted: Fri Jan 24, 2014 5:27 pm Post subject: |
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Reminds me of the fictional newspaper headline
'Marquis' son unused to wine'
out of Brideshead Revisited when Sebastian gets caught drink driving and his lawyer tries to convince everyone he was a model student who couldn't handle his drink.
I guess Evelyn Waugh had a reasonable grasp of the English language. It sounds a little old fashioned these days but perfectly fine |
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The Cosmic Hum
Joined: 09 May 2003
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| Posted: Fri Jan 24, 2014 6:02 pm Post subject: |
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| edwardcatflap wrote: |
| It sounds a little old fashioned these days but perfectly fine |
This for sure.
I am unused to this expression myself, but it is most definitely grammatically correct. |
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