0
Silak12 Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Until?
Hi! everyone.I am entangled by the use of "until" sometimes I see"not" in the sentence after until and sometimes with out "not"? I want to know,whether I use not in the sentence after until or not? Does "un-til" mean "not till"?
1-Situation (Police officer to a trouble maker) "I won't let you go until I have had my information"
2-Situation (Army has taken the house in custody,now a general is in the house saying this to one of the house member) Until any information comes No phone call or any contact can be made with the outside world because house is under martial law.
I wonder, if "until" has not in it or not.How about if I replace the coloured phrases with "until I haven't had" in the 1st and "until no information comes" in the 2nd?
1-Situation (Police officer to a trouble maker) "I won't let you go until I have had my information"
2-Situation (Army has taken the house in custody,now a general is in the house saying this to one of the house member) Until any information comes No phone call or any contact can be made with the outside world because house is under martial law.
I wonder, if "until" has not in it or not.How about if I replace the coloured phrases with "until I haven't had" in the 1st and "until no information comes" in the 2nd?
Top answer
Does "un-til" mean "not till"? -- No, not at all. N.
- Does "un-til" mean "not till"?
- -- No, not at all.
- N.
- E.
- " -- Fine.
Get the Weekly English Kit 📬
New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.
15 Answers
0
Does "un-til" mean "not till"?-- No, not at all. Here is the Online Etymology Dictionary entry:
Until: 1200, from O.N. und "as far as, up to" (related to O.E. end) + till "until, up to"
1- "I won't let you go until I have gotten my information." -- Fine.
2- "Until any information comes, no phone call or any contact can be made
Until: 1200, from O.N. und "as far as, up to" (related to O.E. end) + till "until, up to"
1- "I won't let you go until I have gotten my information." -- Fine.
2- "Until any information comes, no phone call or any contact can be made
00
0
0
Mister MicawberI will scream until you leaveWhat is the difference between the above and this one" I will scream until you don't leave.
00
I will scream until you don't leave.-- This makes no sense. We cannot do something until something else does not occur.
00
I am very sorry to bother you again Sir.
Could you give me an example sentence in which you use "not" after until?
Could you give me an example sentence in which you use "not" after until?
00
0
The judge was being honest up until not allowing character witnesses.
00
Nice try, Anon. I don't think that qualifies as a non-action, though. It is equivalent to:
The judge was being honest up until barring character witnesses.
The judge was being honest up until barring character witnesses.
00
Mister MicawberThe judge was being honest up until barring character witnesses.Does this sentence mean,Judge was honest except for character witnesses?
I can't dig out any meaning of "up until" in this sentence?
I know the meaning of "barring" in this sense that " barring rain, the match will be held tomorrow"(Meaning except rain nothing can stop the
0
Related Questions