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Bits and Pieces of English Grammar & Usage: DID NOT used to vs.used NOT to
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Correct English Oct 12, 2012

Bonaparte wrote:

The used construction is not a verb itself. It is an indication of continuous action in the past which qualifies a verb - a past continuous form as opposed to present continuous.

Eg

Did you hit the dog? A one off event in the past.

Used you to hit the dog? A continuous action in the past.

Yes I hit the dog. Confirmation of one off past event.

Yes I used to hit the dog. Confirmation of continuous past actions.

No I did not / didn't hit the dog. Negative statement of one off past action.

No I used not / usen't to hit the dog. Negative statement of past continuous action.


"Did use to hit / did not use to hit / didn't use to hit" are IMO (and more importantly in my mother's opinion) extremely NON-U and are another unpleasant reduction in standards of English.

The "did" construction is also very non-euphonic.


"Used you to hit the dog?" is not correct English. At least it is not used by educated English speakers.

"No, I usen't to hit the dog" is not correct English either.

Here's a random link that discusses the latter ...

http://www.english-test.net/forum/ftopic10971.html
 
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Well Oct 12, 2012

... make that contemporary educated English speakers.

Whether it was correct in medieval times or is still used in some remote areas of Ireland is another story.
 
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