In <[email protected]> rantingrick <[email protected]> writes:
> ------------------------------------------------------------ > ORIGINAL1: "I used to wear wooden shoes" > ------------------------------------------------------------ > CONCISE_1a: "I wore wooden shoes" "wore" does not convey the same meaning as "used to wear." "wore" means you have worn them in the past. "used to wear" means you have worn them in the past AND don't intend to do so again. -- John Gordon A is for Amy, who fell down the stairs [email protected] B is for Basil, assaulted by bears -- Edward Gorey, "The Gashlycrumb Tinies" -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
