Oh god this is going to be one of those "oh yes when the reflexive adverbial conjunctive combines with the past participle of space time one uses 'use' not 'used'" moments.
I'd hate to stoop to Fraser's level, but it is "used" right? Was he gifted his degree by his family's wealthy connections, it didn't used to be a question
According to the chaps at Merriam-Webster, with “did” (or “didn’t”) in the sentence, “use to” is acceptable. But in British English “used to” is gaining acceptance.
Great way journalism works - create an issue - then wipe you hands of it and say “not me!” Then gain a whole new lot of clickbait by saying the opposite
(PS Good to see your little radio show back on air. More free PR for CERN(!). Very good luck with the book rollout, the topic of which interests me greatly.)
For my sins I read The Times. Quite often there seem to be articles written so commentators can refer back to them at a later time to use in their own defence. I’d say this is one of those articles.
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Some of the people he was perfectly happy to give a byline to, however...
Other people who have less than him will feel them.
Odious.
Surely???
'Used not to be', surely.
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