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People didn't used to speak like that: on the reanalysis of used to in English
Is used sometimes an adverb?
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 28 May 2015
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English control verbs take infinitival complements that include the particle to:
(1)
a. She tried to read one book each week.
b. She promised to read one book each week.
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