Tao Wu asks:
Would you let me know the usage of "till" and "until"; what is the difference between them?
My dictionary sees no difference. For "till," it gives the following:
preposition:
1. to the time of; up to; until. He slept till noon.
2. before: with the negative. I can't go till noon.
conjunction:
1. up to such time as; until. Till death do us part.
2. before: with the negative. They couldn't go till he came.
For "until," the definitions are the same. The origin is the Old English word "til," meaning "to." "Until takes an Old English prefix, "un," meaning up to, as far as.
I feel that there is some difference in the contexts where they should be used.
till is used to mean the time upto a particular instance and the action can continue even after that.
until is used to mean the time upto a particular instance and the speaker has in mind that the action after this time does not almost happen.
Posted by: Prashanth DN | May 30, 2005 at 02:57 AM
difference between can and can't, acn not
Posted by: ghedaa | June 01, 2005 at 07:21 AM
ghedaa, what exactly did u mean by:
difference between can and can't, acn not
Posted by: Prashanth DN | January 18, 2006 at 10:40 PM
The major difference is:
Till is used when the event has not occured yet. Until is used to specify things that are to be done after a particular event.
Ex:
1. I will sleep till midnight.
2. I will sleep until midnight -> wrong
1. I will not do that until this is done.
2. I will not do this till this is done -> wrong
Posted by: Yam | April 16, 2010 at 01:07 PM
1. We wont have a better life until there is a change in the leader.
2. We wont have a better life till there is no changer the leader.
Posted by: Yam | April 16, 2010 at 01:12 PM
Please correct me if I am wrong.
Posted by: Yam | April 16, 2010 at 01:13 PM
I would suggest you to go through Content Caramel's blog on the difference between Till and Until. There is a difference and they have explained it perfectly here.
http://www.contentcaramel.wordpress.com/
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Posted by: Account Deleted | April 26, 2010 at 10:02 AM
This is the exact link to the post- http://contentcaramel.wordpress.com/2010/04/13/till-and-until-are-different/
Posted by: Account Deleted | April 26, 2010 at 10:04 AM
Difference between Its and It's.
Explained by Content Caramel.
http://contentcaramel.wordpress.com/2010/09/24/its-and-its-difference-and-usage/
Posted by: Account Deleted | September 24, 2010 at 01:56 PM
I find in ...
http://www.macmillandictionary.com
then I just Know that 'Till' is less formal than 'until' and is used less often in writing.
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Posted by: Account Deleted | March 17, 2012 at 09:27 PM
1.“Till” and “until” have been seen to be used differently by people as a matter of habit.
2.“Till” is used mostly in informal situations and not very commonly in formal writing. “Until” is used in formal writing and used in formal conversations.
3.“Till” is not used to start a sentence; “until” is used to start a sentence.
4.“Until” is used in situations where one event is dependent on another eveT. https://wordmaker.info/how-many/till.html
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