AOL: 11 Things You Should Know Before Buying A Used Android Phone Used phones in various colors stacked on top of each other - Karen Poghosyan/Getty Images Over the past few years, smartphones have become a lot more powerful and, in turn, noticeably more expensive. What is the negative form of "I used to be"? I often hear "I didn't used to be" but that sounds awfully wrong in my ears.

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What's the negation of "I used to be"? Surely not "I didn't used to be"? Here is a question that has been nagging me for a few years: Which is the right usage: "Didn't used to" or "didn't use to?" Examples: We lived on the coast for years but we didn't use to go to the differences - Didn't used to or didn't use to? - English Language ...

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When is "some" used as plural and when is it used as singular? I am trying to find out if this question is correct. Did Wang Bo used to be awkward? Should I write "use to be" instead of "used to be," or is "used to be" correct in this sentence?