All 3 Uses of
accustomed
in
BoneMan's Daughters
- I have to admit, I'm not accustomed to interviewing an intelligence officer who spends his time reading between the lines.†
Chpt 13 *accustomed to = used to (adapted to something, so it seems normal)
- Crows made their homes in crow's nests, and Evans, an intelligence officer who was accustomed to speaking in code, was telling him that he would wait for him at a place called Crow's Nest.†
Chpt 22
- His cotton slacks were held up by a black belt that was cinched tight just below his belly button, higher than she was accustomed to seeing except on older men, and he wasn't old.†
Chpt 33
Definition:
to make someone used to something
(used to is an expression that means someone has adapted to something, so it does not seem unusual)
(used to is an expression that means someone has adapted to something, so it does not seem unusual)
In professional environments, you may make a better impression by saying one is accustomed to something rather than one is used to something.