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ESLBeginner Posted 17 years ago
Vocabulary
What's the difference between 'up until' and 'until'?
Hi, would someone please tell me what's the difference between 'up' and 'until'? thanks!
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Please put them into sentences in which you wish to compare them. There are many cases where they are obviously completely unrelated words: What's up ? I danced until dawn.
- Please put them into sentences in which you wish to compare them.
- There are many cases where they are obviously completely unrelated words: What's up ?
- I danced until dawn.
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Please put them into sentences in which you wish to compare them. There are many cases where they are obviously completely unrelated words:
What's up?
I danced until dawn.
Please put them into sentences in which you wish to compare them. There are many cases where they are obviously completely unrelated words:
What's up?
I danced until dawn.
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Got a sentence from google:
Even up until now, comparatively few books have been written about him.
Is there any slim difference between 'up until now' and 'until now' in this case? thanks!
Even up until now, comparatively few books have been written about him.
Is there any slim difference between 'up until now' and 'until now' in this case? thanks!
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That's an interesting question. The answer is, 'Not really'-- but the difference consists in 'even up', which is an intensifying phrase. We wouldn't write 'even until now', so the choices are:
Even up until now, comparatively few books have been written about him.
Until now, comparatively few books have been written about him.
The first is a st
Even up until now, comparatively few books have been written about him.
Until now, comparatively few books have been written about him.
The first is a st
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