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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
Vocabulary

until or when?

Hello,

Which is correct? Or is there any difference between the following sentences?

1) His family had been in London for two years until they came home this July.

2) His family had been in London for two years when they came home this July.

Thank you,
  

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His famaily had been in London for two years when they came home this July

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  • His famaily had been in London for two years when they came home this July
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His famaily had been in London for two years when they came home this July
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AnonymousHello,

Which is correct? Or is there any difference between the following sentences?

1) His family had been in London for two years until they came home this July.

2) His family had been in London for two years when they came home this July.

Thank you,
I see no problem with either. You
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Dear Philip,

Thank you for your reply. It helps. :-)
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Dear Mister Micawber,

Thank you for your reply.

You mean until is uncorrect? And Family?

Regards,
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Sorry, Filha-- my post looks quite odd and mysterious, doesn't it? What I had done is respond only to the Anonymous post (#337311) while it was still in Moderation, not realizing that it was going to be part of an already existing thread.

However, I do not think that 'until' works comfortably here; since 'until' of itself adequately chronologizes the two events, the past pe
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If "they" is not refered to "his family", just somebody else, both are fine I think. The context does not rule out this possibility~
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