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Discover LudwigThe phrase "and a used" is not correct in standard written English.
It may be intended to refer to a used item, but it lacks clarity and context.
Example: "I found a great deal on a book and a used one at that."
Alternatives: "and a secondhand" or "and a pre-owned".
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First, he'd bought a chain saw and a used trailer.
He improvised a kiln and storage facility from discarded shipping containers and a used U-Haul trailer.
The construction worker's daughter had managed to purchase a small cutting board and a used pair of khaki pants.
It is her village's only mill and the profits enabled her family to buy a small house and a used car.
They bought their first small refrigerator, a coal stove and a used stereo, and a bare light bulb for the living room and another for the bedroom.
Christmas ornaments with only a rubber band and a used Kleenex?" Airbnb: "This is a company that reminded you of home from the clogged toilet in the half-bath to the previously used towels on the rack.
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When I hear Whitman make such statements, I'm reminded of the old joke about the difference between a computer salesperson and a used-car salesman: The used-car gent knows he's lying.
The library fits neatly on its block, an upscale artistic corridor with an architectural studio across the street from apartment lofts, an art gallery, a bar, a barbershop and a used-book store.
The building, which would be completed in late 2014 if the necessary permits were obtained, sits on an 18,000-square-foot lot currently occupied by — as it happens — a parking lot and a used-car dealer.
Two longtime members who asked not to be identified agreed that the acrimony has not been over the organization's mission so much as how its income sources -- principally a thrift shop called the Bargain Box and a used-book store, as well as an annual summer fair and donations -- should be managed.
His office in Jamaica is by the second-to-the-last stop on the F subway line, past a discount furniture store, a bankruptcy law practice and a used-car lot with a neon sign that says, "No Credit, No Problem".
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