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Anonymous Posted 4 years ago
Grammar

Before or until?

Hello Friends,

The war went on for months before/until the inevitable happened. The United Nations intervened.

Before or until - which one would be suitable here?

Thanks.

  

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Both are suitable. It just depends on where you want the focus. 'before' focuses on the whole time period before something happened.

— CalifJim

  • Both are suitable.
  • It just depends on where you want the focus.
  • 'before' focuses on the whole time period before something happened.
  • 'until' focuses on the exact point in time when something happened.
  • CJ
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Both are suitable. It just depends on where you want the focus.

'before' focuses on the whole time period before something happened.
'until' focuses on the exact point in time when something happened.

CJ

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