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Jetée · 02-11-2011, 08:03 PM

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Since it looks like an abbreviation for “until,” some people argue that this word should always be spelled “’til” (though not all
insist on the apostrophe). However, “till” has regularly occurred as a spelling of this word for over 800 years and it’s actually
older than “until.” It is perfectly good English.

-- courtesy of Non-Errors (Paul Brians).

02-11-2011, 08:03 PM	#51 (permalink)
Jetée The Reforms Location: Rarely, if ever, here or there, but always in transition	the comparison/contrast conundrum: ’til vs. till (+ many more) excerpt: Since it looks like an abbreviation for “until,” some people argue that this word should always be spelled “’til” (though not all insist on the apostrophe). However, “till” has regularly occurred as a spelling of this word for over 800 years and it’s actually older than “until.” It is perfectly good English. -- courtesy of Non-Errors (Paul Brians). __________________ As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world (that is the myth of the Atomic Age) as in being able to remake ourselves. —Mohandas K. Gandhi