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Contraposition Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Until recently or until

What is the difference between recently and until recently?
And what is the possible tenses with them?

Until recently the country's economy has been insulated from recession by its reserves of raw materials.
Recently, I've been feeling a bit depressed.
  

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Until recently - a period of time from the past to a few years ago. ) Until recently the country's economy has been insulated from recession by its reserves of raw materials. (From 100 years ago until a few years ago) recently - the time in the very near past to the present moment.

  • Until recently - a period of time from the past to a few years ago.
  • ) Until recently the country's economy has been insulated from recession by its reserves of raw materials.
  • (From 100 years ago until a few years ago) recently - the time in the very near past to the present moment.
  • It could be the past few days or months, depending on the context.
  • Recently, I've been feeling a bit depressed.
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Until recently - a period of time from the past to a few years ago. (Depending on the context, the ending time could be several months or sever years ago.)

Until recently the country's economy has been insulated from recession by its reserves of raw materials. (From 100 years ago until a few years ago)

recently - the time in the very near past to the present moment. It could be t

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