Timeline for Where did the phrase "used to" come from?
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| Sep 6, 2012 at 19:41 | history | edited | FumbleFingers | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Sep 1, 2012 at 1:19 | comment | added | tchrist♦ | You should know better than to use pre-1800 Ngrams. Tsk tsk. | |
| Jul 4, 2011 at 17:23 | history | edited | FumbleFingers | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jul 4, 2011 at 16:38 | vote | accept | Daniel | ||
| Jul 4, 2011 at 15:00 | comment | added | FumbleFingers | @drm65: I think use often implies habitual use, as opposed to utilise or employ which might be a one-time-only thing. So I see nothing odd about the ongoing or regular habit becoming more associated with the word over time (as we get used to the usage! :) | |
| Jul 4, 2011 at 14:54 | comment | added | FumbleFingers | @Philoto: Yes, but he asked why about the first two meanings, which I said are basically just unjustified repetition of the same thing. The origin of which I've pointed out seems unremarkable to me. Use, usage, habituation - they're synonyms, not metaphors. | |
| Jul 4, 2011 at 14:50 | comment | added | Daniel | @fumble: I am wondering about both meanings; how did "used to" come to mean those things? | |
| Jul 4, 2011 at 14:43 | comment | added | Philoto | I think, OP knows what the phrase "to be used to" means. He asks why, not what.. Please correct me, if I'm wrong. | |
| Jul 4, 2011 at 14:41 | history | answered | FumbleFingers | CC BY-SA 3.0 |