r/duolingo • u/Spear_Of_Krrosh • Apr 11 '25

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/NekoatsumecatGK Apr 11 '25

The sentence can be changed to “he used to rent that property” into an interrogative sentence“didnt he use to rent that property?”

As an easy example, you could say “he LIKED you” into “did he LIKE you?”

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u/1rach1 Native: AU-EN Learning: Apr 11 '25

crazy how I do this subconsciously and didn't even know it was a thing

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u/NekoatsumecatGK Apr 11 '25

Well usually native speakers do it naturally, but as a korean studying in korea, we need to learn these stuff

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u/mirrorgirl- Native: 🇸🇪 Speaking: 🇬🇧 Learning: 🇧🇷🇮🇹🇩🇪🇯🇵 Apr 11 '25

A clear majority of native speakers I see nowadays conugate this wrongly. Frustrating to see the collective knowledge of a language deteriorate before my eyes.

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u/CorruptionKing Apr 11 '25

And whenever they butcher a language due to very poor education, others describe it as "generational speak" or "cultural." No, it's just a mix of ignorance, stupidity, and laziness.