Sorry for nitpicking: shouldn't the question be
What device do you use to read academic papers?
or
What device do you read academic papers with?
Non-native speaker here, so my nitpicking might actually be useless.
What device do you use to read academic papers?
or
What device do you read academic papers with?
Non-native speaker here, so my nitpicking might actually be useless.
What you're nitpicking is a common and frequently-taught misconception. You can end a sentence with a preposition. Some elitists in the 17th century tried to make English conform to the rules of Latin and those rules have stuck around even though they weren't necessary in the first place, unlike in Latin where a sentence doesn't make sense if you don't follow the rules.
This article gives a few examples of when it's more natural to end a sentence with a preposition (and mentions the history): http://blog.oxforddictionaries.com/2011/11/grammar-myths-pre...
"What device do you read academic papers with?" - fine "What device do you use to read academic papers?" - fine "What device do you use to read academic papers with?" - ungrammatical
Yes - either "use to read" or "read with" is fine. "use to read with" is just awkward. I'd guess it was an incomplete edit.