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usage

usage

33 3.0
How words and phrases are used in speech and writing, often by a group
  • noun
  • /ˈjuːzɪdʒ/
translation icon : uso
  • The last major difference between this paper and the Niebel is the usage of the results.
  • English usage
  • grammar and usage
  • language usage

Well, what do we do with these more contested usage errors?

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Examples

  • Like most terms in common usage, we use it flexibly.

  • Now let's talk about usage in the English language.

  • How many authors or books or characters have entered common usage in this way?

  • Gender had little influence on children's computer usage and types of interactions.

    Academic text (2012)

  • Demographic differences in Wikipedia usage have also been the subject of study by authors.

    Academic text (2012)

  • Shelburne conducted a survey at the University of Illinois Library to determine usage patterns and acceptance factors for e-books.

    Academic text (2012)

  • The teacher explained the correct usage of new vocabulary during the lesson.

  • In this study, we analyze the usage of colloquial language in modern literature.

  • The dictionary provides examples of the usage of words in different contexts.

Synonyms

parlance
vsusage
15 7.7

A style of speaking or writing used by a particular group

is the broadly accepted manner words are used across a language community

Antonyms

misusage
1 7.5

Wrong use of words, rules, or tools

Compounds

ill-usage
  • NSFW
9.9

Cruel treatment of people or animals

How Common

standard
675 2.7
common
  • Informal
149 1.0
usage
33 3.0
occasional
285 2.8
rare
582 4.1
archaic
34 9.9

Surface Forms

usage singular
usages plural

Morphology

usage = use (transparent) = use + age

The specialized linguistic sense ('conventional way words are used') is a direct nominalization of 'use' with '-age' and remains inferable from the base.

Etymology

The word usage also comes from the Latin usus 'use' and shares the simple English word use. So when people talk about word usage they mean how words are actually used in speech or writing.