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Hanuman_2000 Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

correct usage

Hello,

1. You cannot travel unless you have a ticket.

2. You cannot travel till you have a ticket.

Which one is correct?
  

Top answer

They are both grammatically correct. Each is semantically correct if you mean it. We would more likely say the first, though, just because that's usually the meaning we want to convey.

  • They are both grammatically correct.
  • Each is semantically correct if you mean it.
  • We would more likely say the first, though, just because that's usually the meaning we want to convey.
  • ) rather than in the situation of waiting for a ticket or following procedures to obtain a ticket.
  • CJ
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They are both grammatically correct.
Each is semantically correct if you mean it.
We would more likely say the first, though, just because that's usually the meaning we want to convey.
In other words, we are usually more interested (in the case of travel and tickets) in the "yes-no" situation (Do you have a ticket or not?) rather than in the situation of waiting for a ticket o

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