us-ing

Updated: August 5, 2026

I knew that when she broke the silence she would begin with, "Well, my dear!" and this was what she did. She added, "I hope you're convinced NOW!" I did not even pretend not to understand. "You mean that they are in love? I suppose that their we-ing and us-ing so much would indicate something of the kind." "It isn't that alone; everything indicates it. She would hardly let go of him with her eyes.

William Dean Howells - An Open-Eyed Conspiracy; an Idyl of Saratoga