Linda use to work part-time in college. vs Linda used to work part-time in college.

The correct phrase is 'Linda used to work part-time in college.' The verb 'used' should be in the past tense to indicate an action that happened repeatedly or continuously in the past.

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Linda use to work part-time in college.

This phrase is incorrect. 'Use' should be 'used' to indicate a past habitual action.

Incorrect usage. The correct form is 'Linda used to work part-time in college.'

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Getting your dad to work part-time in the mall wasn't fair.
It's too bad he still has to work part-time in Scranton though.
An official may request authorisation to work part time.
I used to work in this warehouse when I was in college.
He works part-time in the shop... and can, on occasion, be a very colorful character.
But they also have room for an adjunct professor, which would allow me to live and work part-time in Boston.
Mama is still working in the factory, and I work part-time in a beauty parlor.
On 4 August 2005 she introduced a request of to work part time in preparation for retirement, as provided for by Article 55a of the Staff Regulations and Article 4 of Annex IVa of the Staff Regulations.
This mainly affects women: 30.5% of women work part-time in the Union, as opposed to only 6.6% of male workers.
The Committee believes it is urgently necessary for more male workers to work part-time if family needs oblige one parent to do so.
The Ombudsman's provisional conclusion was that the prohibition on SNEs to work part-time could be an instance of maladministration.
Thus, increasing possibilities to work part-time would help to increase older women's income.
I am going back to work part-time.
Unfortunately, there are some 17 million unemployed people in the EU, not to mention those who have to work part-time because they cannot find full-time employment.
They then decide to have children, which often leads them to only be able to work part-time.
The annual leave of a staff member authorised to work part-time shall, for the duration of such work, be reduced accordingly.
We were roommates freshmen year in college.
As was my abnormal psychology class in college.
I played Romeo once in college.
The one useful book I read in college.

Linda used to work part-time in college.

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to indicate a past habitual action.

Correct usage. 'Used to' is used to talk about past habits or states that are no longer true.

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Getting your dad to work part-time in the mall wasn't fair.
It's too bad he still has to work part-time in Scranton though.
I used to work in this warehouse when I was in college.
Lawrence and I used to be friends in college.
He used to play water polo in college.
I used to tend bar in college.
I used to smoke in college.
An official may request authorisation to work part time.
He works part-time in the shop... and can, on occasion, be a very colorful character.
But they also have room for an adjunct professor, which would allow me to live and work part-time in Boston.
Mama is still working in the factory, and I work part-time in a beauty parlor.
On 4 August 2005 she introduced a request of to work part time in preparation for retirement, as provided for by Article 55a of the Staff Regulations and Article 4 of Annex IVa of the Staff Regulations.
I used to, but it broke in college.
I used to "raise money" for baseball camp in college.
I used to, all the time, in college.
You know, I used to live on those things in college.
My boyfriend used to, but now he's in college.
It's funny, really, because I used to be a straight-A student in college.
Actually, I used to study in a Jacuzzi, in college.
You know, I used to have one of these in college.

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Linda use to work part-time in college. vs Linda used to work part-time in college.