• - - Our house is not of the era of Queen Isabella, but of the Princess Patricia. That sounds like Aunt Isabel. They always call me Patricia there. Don't you think, papa, now that I'm getting so grown up, I ought to be called Patricia? Patty is such a baby name. Patty is good enough for me,said Mr. Fairfield.If you want to be called Patricia, you must get somebody else to do it. I dare say you could hire somebody for a small sum per week to call you Patricia for a given number of times every day. Now, you're making fun of me, papa; but I do want to grow up dignified, and not be a silly schoolgirl all my life."

In English, for instance, the Habitual Aspect (used to construction) can combine freely with Progressive Aspect, to give such forms as used to be playing.

“You there, hickster! Stop gawking! We're on the clock here! Tick, tick, time is money in Gotham.

a severe old maiden aunt