english is strange

Jenna and I were discussing some of the strange constructs of english, for example saying "used to" as reference to something you did, liked, or experienced in the past. I used to feel healthy, and hopefully I'll kick this fever and infection soon and will again. Which brings me to the other strange thing I've been thinking about. Although they are primarily used in different contexts, caretaker and caregiver are essentially synonyms. go figure.

Used To

I used to use stencils to make posters.

Damn.

It's only in the last year or two that I've been so acutely aware of how obsolete the tools of my youth are. Stencils? rub on letters? Writing whole research papers in longhand? All insanely archaic.