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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a lot of using" is not correct and sounds awkward in written English.
It is not typically used in standard English, as it combines "a lot of" with a gerund in a way that is not idiomatic.
Example: "There is a lot of using of this software in our department" would be better phrased.
Alternatives: "a lot of use" or "frequent use".
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Costumes and clothes were expensive in the Elizabethan period, so there must have been a lot of using what they had available, making-do.
"There was a lot of using echo repeat to play triplets in a 4/4 rhythm," explains Waters, "which is what you get on 'Pow R Toc H', with all that tapping of the microphone, things like that.
These companies are part of two broader trends we are going to be seeing a lot of: using mobile devices as a convenient replacement for cash, membership cards, tickets, etc. and transacting in the temporary use of places and things – assigned parking spaces, spare bedrooms, event spaces, power tools, you name it.
There is a lot of using the children as models for each other.
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I drive a used car, live in a "used" house and own a lot of used economics books.
That could be a downside if you sell a lot of used cars.
The military said it included toys, some wheelchairs and a lot of used clothes.
"A lot of us use pond water for cooking.
The blue got a lot of use.
"This gets a lot of use in here".
And that backyard got a lot of use.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

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