this used to be mine vs it used to be mine

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'This used to be mine' is used when referring to a specific object or thing that belonged to the speaker in the past. 'It used to be mine' is more general and can refer to any object or thing without specifying. The choice between them depends on the level of specificity needed in the sentence.

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this used to be mine

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English when referring to a specific object or thing that belonged to the speaker in the past.

This phrase is used when the speaker wants to emphasize a particular object or thing that was previously owned by them. It adds a sense of specificity to the statement.

Examples:

This used to be mine, but I gave it to my sister.
This used to be mine, but I sold it last year.
This used to be mine, but I lost it in a move.
This used to be mine, but I don't need it anymore.
This used to be mine, but now it belongs to someone else.

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All of this used to be mine.
- This used to be mine and Cat's.
It used to be mine, when I started out in service many years ago.
Kraj used to be mine but after I met you, I've never saw her again.
Henry, the desk you're sitting at, it used to be mine.
It used to be mine, but it's now Sally's.
Mine used to be like that too.
Because mine used to keep jamming and then the next day she wrote with it.
Her brush is where mine used to be.
I used to like mine with champagne.
You used to manage the mine for Uncle Edward.
It used to be half mine until Silas came and...
An old minister friend of mine used to say that the heart is just a little left of center.
A pilot friend of mine used to sing it in the cockpit all the time.
As a psychologist acquaintance of mine used to say...
An old Bajoran friend of mine used to make it.
Her brush is where mine used to be.
It looks just like mine used to.
A friend of mine used to be in the secret service in venezuela.
I bet mine used to drive you crazy the way it goes off in 11 wrong directions.

Alternatives:

It used to be mine
That used to be mine
These used to be mine
Those used to be mine
He used to be mine

it used to be mine

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English when referring to a general object or thing that belonged to the speaker in the past.

This phrase is more general and can refer to any object or thing without specifying. It is used when the speaker does not need to emphasize a particular object.

Examples:

It used to be mine, but I gave it away.
It used to be mine, but I lost it.
It used to be mine, but I don't remember where I put it.
It used to be mine, but I don't use it anymore.
It used to be mine, but now it belongs to someone else.

Show examples from the web [+]

It used to be mine, when I started out in service many years ago.
It used to be mine, but it's now Sally's.
Henry, the desk you're sitting at, it used to be mine.
It used to be half mine until Silas came and...
All of this used to be mine.
- This used to be mine and Cat's.
Kraj used to be mine but after I met you, I've never saw her again.
Mine used to be like that too.
Because mine used to keep jamming and then the next day she wrote with it.
Her brush is where mine used to be.
I used to like mine with champagne.
You used to manage the mine for Uncle Edward.
An old minister friend of mine used to say that the heart is just a little left of center.
A pilot friend of mine used to sing it in the cockpit all the time.
As a psychologist acquaintance of mine used to say...
An old Bajoran friend of mine used to make it.
Her brush is where mine used to be.
It looks just like mine used to.
A friend of mine used to be in the secret service in venezuela.
I bet mine used to drive you crazy the way it goes off in 11 wrong directions.

Alternatives:

This used to be mine
That used to be mine
These used to be mine
Those used to be mine
He used to be mine

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