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Velociraptor Jun 2017 9:31am, 15 Jun 2017 36,349 posts	Quote Pin Velociraptor [I usen't to do that.]
z1000jeff Jun 2017 10:09am, 15 Jun 2017 3,095 posts	Quote Pin z1000jeff Charlie, 'used to' is correct. Trust me, I'm a pedant.
CharlieP Jun 2017 10:53am, 15 Jun 2017 806 posts	Quote Pin CharlieP Do you have a source for that? Every one I've found tells me that it's "use to" in the negative and question form, just like any regular verb. I went home/I didn't go home/Did you go home? I needed water/I didn't need water/Did you need water? I replaced it/I didn't replace it/Did you replace it? I used it/I didn't use it/Did you use it? I used to be a runner/I didn't use to be a runner/Did you use to be a runner?
Velociraptor Jun 2017 10:56am, 15 Jun 2017 36,355 posts	Quote Pin Velociraptor I'd say, "I never used to be a runner," which may either be right or double-wrong but feels less clumsy.
CharlieP Jun 2017 10:58am, 15 Jun 2017 807 posts	Quote Pin CharlieP It's a grammatically-correct avoidance strategy.
McGoohan Jun 2017 11:05am, 15 Jun 2017 29,525 posts	Quote Pin McGoohan It depends on context - e.g. When I first started I hated running. Now I'm used to it.
McGoohan Jun 2017 11:06am, 15 Jun 2017 29,526 posts	Quote Pin McGoohan 5minuteenglish.com
CharlieP Jun 2017 11:19am, 15 Jun 2017 808 posts	Quote Pin CharlieP Exactly!
McGoohan Jun 2017 11:22am, 15 Jun 2017 29,528 posts	Quote Pin McGoohan (Actually, I had to fib. It should have been: "When I first started I hated running. And I still feckin' hate it")
Fragile Do Not Bend Jun 2017 11:27am, 15 Jun 2017 1,893 posts	Quote Pin Fragile Do Not Bend [that website needs to take a look at question 6 again 😀]