- until, till, 'til, 'till
- The first two are legitimate and interchangeable. The second two are wrong and, indeed, illiterate.
Dictionary of troublesome word. Bill Bryson. 2013.
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until, till, 'til, 'till — The first two are legitimate and interchangeable. The second two are wrong and, indeed, illiterate … Dictionary of troublesome word
until, till, 'til, 'till — The first two are legitimate and interchangeable. The second two are wrong and, indeed, illiterate … Dictionary of troublesome word
till — till1 [til] prep. [ME < OE til, akin to ON, to, till, OE, fitness: for IE base see TILL2] 1. UNTIL 2. Now Scot. up to the place of; as far as conj. UNTIL till2 [til] vt., vi … English World dictionary
Until — Un*til , prep. [OE. until, ontil; un (as in unto) + til till; cf. Dan. indtil, Sw. intill. See {Unto}, and {Till}, prep.] [1913 Webster] 1. To; unto; towards; used of material objects. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] Taverners until them told the same.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
until — [un til′] prep. [ME untill < un (see UNTO) + till, to, TILL1] 1. up to the time of; till (a specified time or occurrence) [until payday] 2. before (a specified time or occurrence): used with a negative [not until tomorrow] 3. Scot … English World dictionary
Until — Un*til , conj. As far as; to the place or degree that; especially, up to the time that; till. See {Till}, conj. [1913 Webster] In open prospect nothing bounds our eye, Until the earth seems joined unto the sky. Dryden. [1913 Webster] But the rest … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
'til, till, until — Each of these words means up until the time of, near or at a specified time : We shall wait for you til (or till or until) sundown. He did not arrive until (or til or till) yesterday. Til is a shortened, variant form of until. Til seems needless … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
till — till1 [ tıl ] function word ** Till can be used in the following ways: as a preposition (followed by a noun): I won t be back till late. as a conjunction (connecting two clauses): James lived with his parents till he was twenty five. until: Till… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
until — un|til W1S1 [ʌnˈtıl, ən ] prep, conj [Date: 1100 1200; Origin: un unto, until + till] 1.) if something happens until a particular time, it continues and then stops at that time ▪ The ticket is valid until March. ▪ He waited until she had finished … Dictionary of contemporary English
till — I noun she counted the money in the till Syn: cash register, cash drawer(s), cashbox, strongbox; checkout II verb he went back to tilling the land Syn: cultivate, work, farm, plow, dig, hoe, turn over, prepare … Thesaurus of popular words
