using "Usage" or "Use" [duplicate]
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“Use” vs “usage”
As a non-native speaker, I have trouble deciding whether to use 'use' or 'usage'.
The aim of this paper is to demonstrate a working prototype of a wireless sensor network [...] for industrial (use|usage).
Are both versions equivalent, or is one preferred over the other?
Both, use and usage, are equally correct.
"The aim of this paper is to demonstrate a working prototype of a wireless sensor network [...] for industrial USE." sounds more appropriate.
USAGE is mostly used for quantitative figures e.g. the USAGE this month was XXX MB.