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Vince Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

although / though - until / till - difference between two sentences

0Hi dears,02br
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00I have three questions. Two simple ones and one more difficult one.02br
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001. although / though02br
00Is there a difference in meaning between these two words, or is 01i00though02i00 simply and abbreviation of 01i00although02i00?02br
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002. until / till02br
00Same as 1; can you use these two words interchangeably?02br
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003. what's the difference between these two sentences:02br
00[a.] He picks some flowers, then starts 01i00to hurry02i00 because it01i00's getting02i00 dark02br
00[b.] He picks some flowers and starts01i00 hurrying02i00 before it 01i00gets02i00 dark02br
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00Please help me out,02br
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00Vince0-
  

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0Hi Vince,02br 02br 00Your original questions:02br 02br 01font 001. 02font 02br 02br 01font 002. 02font 02br 02br 01font 003.

— Goodman

  • 0Hi Vince,02br 02br 00Your original questions:02br 02br 01font 001.
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  • until / till02br 02br 00# 2 There is a slight difference.
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0Hi Vince,02br
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01font001. although / though02br
00Is there a difference in meaning between these two words, or is 01i00though02i00 simply and abbreviation of 01i00although02i00?02font02br
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THANKS FOR priceless explanations.
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diffrence between though and although
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Hi Vince

1. TMM, although is more common at the beginning of a sentence (but I don't consider though incorrect):
Although it was pouring with rain, he decided to take a walk.

Only though is used in clause equivalents:
Though living in Norway for years, he didn't learn the language properly.

With regard to Nos. 2 and 3, I see no
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Wow, what a comprehensive reply/answer; and it cleared up a lot of confusion I'd had about the whole till/'til/until debate.

Thank you - that was really informative.
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hi
i need to write 5 sentence with until
but i dont understand how to make
plese help me
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Google the word, see how it's used, and create new sentences based on the ones you have read.
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