I've heard that 'until' is the proper word but in older classic books (EX: Crime and Punishment by Dostoevsky) the word till (or do they spell it til?) is used. What is the difference, grammatically, and why is it that we now use until?
“It's necessary to have wished for death in order to know how good it is to live.” ― Alexandre Dumas, The Count of Monte Cristo
I see "until" as a better bridge word than "till," if that makes any sense...
Ubi caritas est vera, Deus ibi est.
"The mark of your ignorance is the depth of your belief in injustice and tragedy. What the caterpillar calls the end of the world, the Master calls the butterfly." ~ Richard Bach
Well... writing it as " 'til " isn't proper. The word "till" is still used rather frequently. But it also is a matter of what genre you have it in. If you have high fantasy, you can use the word since it has a more archaic sound, if that makes sense. ^_^;;
Ubi caritas est vera, Deus ibi est.
"The mark of your ignorance is the depth of your belief in injustice and tragedy. What the caterpillar calls the end of the world, the Master calls the butterfly." ~ Richard Bach
Hehe... if you submit it to the publishers and if it gets accepted, it'll probably be changed to "till" again. Or something like that.
Ubi caritas est vera, Deus ibi est.
"The mark of your ignorance is the depth of your belief in injustice and tragedy. What the caterpillar calls the end of the world, the Master calls the butterfly." ~ Richard Bach
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