0
Sonia10 Posted 23 years ago
Grammar

Until/till

COuld someone please tell me the difference between till & until.Any response would be highly appreciated. thanks.
  

Top answer

hdwd=till&listword=till&book=Dictionary&jump=till%5B1%2Cpreposition%5D&list=till%5B1%2Cpreposition%5D%3D1135221%3Btill%5B2%2Cconjunction%5D%3D1135247%3Btill%5B3%2Ctransitive+verb%5D%3D1135271%3Btill%5B4%2Cnoun%5D%3D1135299%3Btill%5B5%2Cnoun%5D%3D1135316%3Bno-till%3D728959 "]"till"[/url] doesn't: it is "used as a function word to indicate continuance (as of an action or condition) to a specified time ". In other senses as prepositions and conjunctions "until" and "till" pretty much overlap.

— Bulatych

  • hdwd=till&listword=till&book=Dictionary&jump=till%5B1%2Cpreposition%5D&list=till%5B1%2Cpreposition%5D%3D1135221%3Btill%5B2%2Cconjunction%5D%3D1135247%3Btill%5B3%2Ctransitive+verb%5D%3D1135271%3Btill%5B4%2Cnoun%5D%3D1135299%3Btill%5B5%2Cnoun%5D%3D1135316%3Bno-till%3D728959 "]"till"[/url] doesn't: it is "used as a function word to indicate continuance (as of an action or condition) to a specified time ".
  • In other senses as prepositions and conjunctions "until" and "till" pretty much overlap.
Free · every Monday

Get the Weekly English Kit 📬

New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.

3 Answers
0
According to [url="http://m-w.com/"]Merriam-Webster[/url], [url="http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?hdwd=until&listword=until&book=Dictionary&jump=until%5B1%2Cpreposition%5D&list=until%5B1%2Cpreposition%5D%3D1193542%3Buntil%5B2
0
0
Although I could get it wrong so it's worth reading those dictionary articles by yourself anyway.
0
0
In my experience, "till" is a colourful and conversational word ("Till we meet again"), and "until" is a more formal word of the same meaning.

I would never write "till" in a report, essay, or the like; I'd use "until".

Just my thoughts. Some Englanders may disagree, as the word seems more popular over there.
0

Related Questions