Re:Common Errors in English Usage
by sid0 on Friday October 01, 2010 @09:08AM
(#1746877)
> It says that, as a general rule, you should use 'use' instead of 'usage'.
Nowhere does it say that. It says that only if both seem appropriate (obviously disallowing modifying the rest of the sentence -- that is clear from the context and the example). In this case, "use" doesn't seem appropriate at all.
Nowhere does it say that. It says that only if both seem appropriate (obviously disallowing modifying the rest of the sentence -- that is clear from the context and the example). In this case, "use" doesn't seem appropriate at all.