Questions about example sentences with, and the definition and usage of "Use"

A: Great question.
It means it has started recently as opposed to it having started a while ago (or a long time ago).

I’ve been doing that as of late.
[has begun recently, a fairly new thing]
[note: as of late. Not “as of lately.”]

I’ve been doing that lately.
[just something you’ve been doing, no indication of it’s a new thing or an on-going thing]

A: “Raw dogging” is slang for sexual intercourse.

Someone participating in a trend that hints at their sexual activity would be someone that is “using any trend to tell us who they are raw dogging”.

A: He was a creative person, and his creativity helped him make stuff.
When I see a bicycle, I have to stop and admire human ingenuity.
Engineers relied on their ingenuity to save the lives of the Apollo astronauts using the limited materials that were on board the spaceship.

A: "that text/writing could be a little more interesting." or "that text is a little too boring and bland"

this is like how seasoning or spice helps make food more interesting or less bland to eat

A: For example, a wrong drywall anchor. A plastic anchor is the wrong type of anchor for holding a lot of weight.

A: She used to go to the beach every night.

He used to read every morning.

He used to talk to me on the phone a lot.

A: @AlidaSara

How far is the nearest supermarket from here?

It's quite far from here/ it's quite a long way from here.

"Far" is used mostly in negative sentences and questions, whereas, "a long way" is mostly used in affirmative sentences.

A: I used to be fat.
He used to be short.
They used to play tennis.
We used to have fun.

I am used to being the shortest.
He is used to winning.
We are used to being together.

Those are the two ways a native speaker would use the phrase “used to”

A: At my house we have mirrors as well as chairs.

A: Hence means therefore or “because of this”.... thus means “like this” or “because of this”. Sometimes people use thus when they could use hence. “I forgot my umbrella, hence/thus i am wet.” But “thusly” always means “like this” never “because of this”. Generally speaking they are both synonyms of “so”...

A: If you say "I used to live in Italy" it matters where you live now, but if you say "I lived in Italy" it doesn't matter where you live now.
Examples:
"I used to live in Italy but I moved to the U.S." can be shortened to "I used to live in Italy"

"How do you know how to speak Italian?"
"I lived in Italy"

A: The first one is correct, the second one is grammatically incorrect

A: “I used to be there” implies a more prolonged stay than “I was there.” Meaning the speaker in the first sentence is saying they possibly stayed longer than the second sentence. Both speakers were “there”, though.

A: Used to is saying that you did something in the past.
I used to go to that cafe when I lived in New York. It doesn’t mention how often, just that I went there.

Would often
I would often go to that cafe when I lived in New York. I went frequently.

A: Both have the same meaning, but "He used to be famous." would be the more commonly used phrase.

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A: I prefer to use my credit card over my debit card. With a debit card, I can only use the existing money in my account. Whereas with my credit card, I can make an expensive purchase regardless of the money in my account.

A: 这个词有三个意思。

1）名词；枪的板机, the trigger on a gun.
比如: ”扣板机”，英文是 pull the trigger

2) 动词；引发，触发，激起，to cause an event or emotion to start. 一般来说，这个词用在有负面含义的句子中。
比如: 1. The fire triggered a huge explosion. 2. The photographs triggered painful memories from her childhood.

3）最后的意思很新。这些年，年轻人说创伤的时候常常用这个词，尤其是说精神上的创伤。Trigger在这个语境也是动词。
比如：1. The movie’s depiction of sexual assault may trigger some viewers. 2. I was triggered when he started yelling at me, because I was abused by a person who often screamed at me.

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A: Out of the blue and Out of nowhere have the same meaning.
Ex.
-It was sunny and out of the blue it started raining.
-I hadn't heard from her in a while, one day out of the blue, she called me.
-I was lying down in the park when a dog came out of nowhere and bit me.

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A: I would say so. Regarding is more formal language

A: × Health is the most important.
✓ Health is the most important thing.

Either “health is the most important thing”, or “health is most important” sounds slightly more natural to me ☺️

A: A native speaker would more likely say it like, "I like to go swimming early in the morning" instead. Or "I like to swim early in the morning."

A: 7 yes
8 yes
9 it's OK, but "relax" is better because it's more mental. "rest" is more physical. You're not tired after playing the piano. You just need to take a break from the piano.
10. no, but you can say "I hope you get a good result..." or "Hope you get a good result..." Wish can take an object; hope does not take an object.

A: The main difference between "affect" and "effect" lies in their usage as parts of speech.

Affect is most commonly used as a verb, which means to produce an effect on or to influence something or someone.

For example:
The cold weather affected the growth of the plants.
The news of his promotion affected his mood.


Effect, on the other hand, is most commonly used as a noun, which means a change that results from a particular influence or cause.

For example:
The effect of the cold weather was visible on the plants.
The promotion had a positive effect on his career.

In some instances, "affect" can be used as a noun, but this is rare and usually confined to psychology, where it refers to an observable emotional response or expression. "Effect" can also be used as a verb, meaning to bring something about or to achieve. However, these usages are less common.