Hi Daniel, Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English shows that 'used to' with the sense of 'be accustomed to' is not always used with the gerund: used (adjective). be/get used to (doing) something. To have experienced something so that it no longer seems surprising, difficult, strange etc: I do the dishes every day, so I am used to it. | I can't get used to the idea that you're grown up now.
Interestingly, LDCE does not give an example with the gerund. Both of these are correct (with the meaning of 'accustomed to'): I am used to managing people. I am used to the difficulties of managing people. Also, 'used to' is a modal verb that has the meaning of 1) happened regularly in the past. Example: Last year, I used to go to the gym every day, but now I go only 3 times a week. 2) previously existed but does not exist now. Example: I used to live in Paris, but now I live in Berlin. I suggest something like: "used to" in the sense of "be accustomed to" can be written with the gerund: used to managing But, that does not fully explain the complexities of the analysis. I am struggling to think of a clear and short message. Sorry. Regards, Mike Unwalla Contact: www.techscribe.co.uk/techw/contact.htm -----Original Message----- From: Daniel Naber [mailto:daniel.na...@languagetool.org] Sent: 19 July 2014 06:54 To: development discussion for LanguageTool Subject: RE: English native speaker help On 2014-07-18 17:58, Mike Unwalla wrote: >> They are used to manage transfers through the PQR. >> LT: This verb is used with the gerund form: used to managing > > Possible false alarm, but only the writer knows. Would this be a good message? "used to" in the sense of "be accustomed to" is written with the gerund: used to managing Regards Daniel ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Want fast and easy access to all the code in your enterprise? Index and search up to 200,000 lines of code with a free copy of Black Duck Code Sight - the same software that powers the world's largest code search on Ohloh, the Black Duck Open Hub! Try it now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bds _______________________________________________ Languagetool-devel mailing list Languagetool-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/languagetool-devel
