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Are we more lonely than we used to be?
- A recent survey tried to answer this question, but with ironic results.
- When people were given the questionnaire, they agreed that people nowadays are more lonely than people of their parents' generation. However, when asked to fill in the questionnaire, they replied that they were too busy!
- This reaction showed that we can be lonely despite being busy.
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Are we more lonely than we used to be? 我々は昔よりも孤立しているのだろうか？ "used to"は、昔は何々したものだったという慣用句で、質問文を省略せずに書くと、 Are we more lonely than we used to be lonly?となります。 ビートルズのYesterdayという歌詞の中に、 Ｉ'm not half a man I use to be.という一節があり、これと同じ用法です（今の自分は、昔の自分とはかなり違っている）。
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なるほど！ 慣用句なんですね。 覚えておきます。 回答ありがとうございました。
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なるほど。 確かにusedとused toは見分けがつきにくいですね。 訳、今後の参考にします。 回答ありがとうございました。