Dictates and Usage

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Usage and dictates are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Usage" instead a noun "Dictates".

Usage noun - The act or practice of employing something for a particular purpose.

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Dictates and usage are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dictates" instead a noun "Usage".

In Québec, official usage now dictates using "madame" for all women except young girls (and, amusingly, "women who insist on being called mademoiselle").

Source: Ma'am Shock

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