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my previous job I use to travel a lot.
In my previous job I used to travel a lot. When you are talking about a past habit, use used to do sth (with silent d ): ‘Before I had the accident I used to cycle to work.’ 3
It took me a long time to get use to the local accent.
It took me a long time to get used to the local accent. be/get used to (doing) sth (with silent d ) = be in or get into the habit of doing/hearing/seeing etc something, so that it no longer seems strange or difficult: ‘Being a city girl, she wasn’t used to sitting on a horse.’ ‘I didn’t like the taste of the water at first, but I’m getting used to it.’ 4
On a beautiful day like today it’s no use staying at home.
On a beautiful day like today there’s no point in staying at home. It’s no use having lessons if you don’t want to learn.
There’s no point in having lessons if you don’t want to learn. Use it’s no use/good doing sth when you mean that a particular action will not help to deal with a need or difficulty: ‘For spellings, it’s no use looking in a grammar book. What you need is a dictionary.’ When you mean that something has no useful purpose, use there’s no point in doing sth: ‘There’s no point in having a dictionary if you never use it.’ 5
There’s no use in waiting any longer.
There’s no point in waiting any longer. it’s no use ... (NOT there): ‘It’s no use complaining.’ there’s no point ... (NOT
