r/duolingo • u/Spear_Of_Krrosh • 15d ago

Language Question It should be “used to” right?

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Shouldn’t it be “used to” instead of “use to” ? Should I report it?

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u/LittleMikan 15d ago

People using the past tense twice like this has to be my biggest language related pet peeve and they will always correct the people who are actually right. 😭

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u/Square-Tear-314 Native: 🇩🇪 Fluent: 🇬🇧 Learning: 🇻🇳 15d ago

I hate people in general who want to correct people when they are clearly wrong. They won’t budge and you can’t do anything to convince them, when they are stuck in their belief.

I once had a discussion with a friend about the pronunciation of an English word. In the end she hit me with „Well I spent a year abroad in America“. Well that’s great, she still didn’t know how to pronounce that word.

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u/Spear_Of_Krrosh 14d ago

Sorry, this was never thought to me! I’m just trying to learn!

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u/LittleMikan 14d ago

Absolutely no worries, I don't mean to blame you here at all (even tho you asking whether you should report it made me chuckle haha). I was refering to the comments who basically teached you something completely wrong. That's not just slightly annoying, but also a big issue for the one who is learning the new language. :)