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Usage of "until"

The usage of "until" can be sometimes very tricky for foreigners.

Does the following sentence (I made it up.) mean my boss had been refusing to pay but obliged in July or that my boss had been refusing and still wasn't paying as late as July?


Despite my numerous requests, my boss had not paid me my guaranteed bonus until July, when I had to file a lawsuit against him.

If the former, how can I rephrase it so that it means the latter?
  

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[nq:1]The usage of "until" can be sometimes very tricky for foreigners. ) mean ... file a lawsuit against him.

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  • [nq:1]The usage of "until" can be sometimes very tricky for foreigners.
  • ) mean ...
  • file a lawsuit against him.
  • [/nq] Replace 'until' with 'by'.
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[nq:1]The usage of "until" can be sometimes very tricky for foreigners. Does the following sentence (I made it up.) mean ... file a lawsuit against him. == If the former, how can I rephrase it so that it means the latter?[/nq]
Replace 'until' with 'by'.

john
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[nq:1]The usage of "until" can be sometimes very tricky for foreigners. Does the following sentence (I made it up.) mean ... boss had not paid me my guaranteed bonus until July, when I had to file a lawsuit against him. ==[/nq]
I would not use "until" at all with a past perfect. "My boss did not pay me until July" implies he did pay me then. "My boss had not paid me in (or by) July" does not i
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[nq:1]The usage of "until" can be sometimes very tricky for foreigners.[/nq]
From the elegance of his questions over the months, I'm wondering if DJ Kim is a fictitious foreigner?

Charles Riggs
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[nq:1](DJ Kim)[/nq]
The usage of "until" can be sometimes very tricky for foreigners.

Does the following sentence (I made it up.) mean my boss had been refusing to pay but obliged in July or that my boss had been refusing and still wasn't paying as late as July?

Despite my numerous requests, my boss had not paid me my guaranteed bonus
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[nq:1]The usage of "until" can be sometimes very tricky for foreigners. Does the following sentence (I made it up.) mean ... boss had not paid me my guaranteed bonus until July, when I had to file a lawsuit against him. ==[/nq]
'by July'

Rob Bannister
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Although I would like to take that as a compliment, that's a groundless allegation.
If you look at my earlier postings, which go back to 1998, you will notice I started with very rudimentary questions.
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[nq:1]Although I would like to take that as a compliment, that's a groundless allegation. If you look at my earlier postings, which go back to 1998, you will notice I started with very rudimentary questions.[/nq]
Lighten up, DJ. I was making a parallel with Richard's suspicions about Christopher, equally as groundless in my view. I wasn't making an allegation.

Charles Riggs
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