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'til vs. Till

JFW1415 · 2008-06-13T23:44:41Z

(This is in regards to the shortened version of 'until.') Well, I have recently been informed by the amazing Jabbster that 'til is no longer grammatically correct. That is simply not acceptable. So she and I spent a good hour searching the Internet, looking for the correct answer. Many dictionaries preferred till. Many other places liked 'til. Both are common, so it’s up to you which one you like. Till is commoner in Scotland, where it can be used like dative to in some situations, while ’til is commoner in the U.S. (Link: here. ) The current position is that until is the more common of the two words and is generally considered to be slightly more formal, which is why it turns up more often in edited prose. It is also rather more likely to appear at the beginning of a sentence than is till. But till is perfectly good English and the choice of whether to use it or until is often decided by the rhythm of the sentence. (Link: here. ) So, which do you support? Both are used often, so it's up to you. Who will win? ~JFW1415

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'til: 191; 74%

Till: 68; 26%

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Fri Jul 22, 2011 9:53 pm

katngo73 says... · Fri Jul 22, 2011 9:53 pm

'til apostrophe t-i-l. It's the contraction of UNTIL.

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Sat Jan 28, 2012 10:14 am

Lava says... · Sat Jan 28, 2012 10:14 am

Matt Bellamy wrote:Ever look at a word so much that it doesn't look like a word anymore? o_O

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Mon Jan 30, 2012 12:06 am

ShootingStars says... · Mon Jan 30, 2012 12:06 am

Hi! This is Shooting Stars!
'Til is short for "until". Till is like... Farming. It even looks odd. :shock:

I have to stick with the original 'til.
'Til next time,
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