Here she collaborates with her husband, Mitchell Sharmat. They live in Tucson, Arizona. More about Marjorie Weinman Sharmat. Bestselling Books: Nate the Great, Nate the Great and the Halloween Hunt (Nate the Great, No. 12) , Nate the Great Goes Undercover.
Usage is defined as the way that something is being used, or to the proper way to make use of something such as a word or phrase or tool. 1  When the power company measures how and when people use power, this is an example of a study of usage. 2  When you use a word incorrectly, this is an example of an improper usage.
Much has been made of the use, misuse and overuse of the word âliterally.â. Literally, of course, means something that is actually true: âLiterally every pair of shoes I own was ruined when my apartment flooded.â.When we use words not in their normal literal meaning but in a way that makes a description more impressive or interesting, the correct word, of course, is âfiguratively.â.hanks in part to the overuse of literally, Merriam-Webster says the word can now mean its exact opposite.