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South Korea flagJenny
be used to With such growth, however, our society is still not used to male employees’ parental leave. With such growth, however, our society still doesn’t get used to male employees’ parental leave. Are both sentences grammatically correct? If so, are they both equally commonly used? Or one is more popular with the other? Thank you for helping me out. :)

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Hi Jenny, The first sentence is grammatically correct, while the second is not. The use of does/doesn't is not appropriate here. While the first sentence is correct, I would rephrase it because as it stands, I think it sounds a little convoluted. You wrote: With such growth, however, our society is still not used to male employees’ parental leave. I'd suggest: Despite such growth, (our) society is still not used to paid parental leave. Why do I suggest this? Because: 1) With the word 'despite', you can remove 'with...however'. 2) Parental leave implies male employee, so you don't need to repeat it. If it is for women, it would be maternal leave. 3) Depending on what you wish to say, I would even suggest: Despite such growth, society is still slow to adopt paid parental leave. "To be used to" is more commonly used in the context of something being habitual. The 'something' should already be present. For example: I'm used to the spicy food now. He's used to my loud music now. She's not used to the weather yet. If you say: society is still not used to parental leave, it implies that parental leave is already established and in place, but that society simply isn't used to it. If you imply that parental leave is not yet established, then you shouldn't use 'to be used to'. Hope that helps.
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The first sentance reads correctly. This is how wr commonly use his saying. The second one doesn't seem right. "Still doesn't get used to" is strange wording. We could also say "our society is still struggling to adapt to male employees' parental leave"

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