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Mostly off topic: when did "till" become widely spread as a replacement for "until"? Only in the last 6 months have I noticed it being used in official communi
by BLKNSLVR 3y ago
Mostly off topic: when did "till" become widely spread as a replacement for "until"?
Only in the last 6 months have I noticed it being used in official communications where I work. It sort of bothers me, but I can't exactly place why, it just looks / feels wrong when it's written.
Slang on letterhead. It's an uncomfortable juxtaposition (for me).
- randomdata 3y agoIt would appear that "until" is the latecomer, evolving from the word "till". Perhaps the question is really: When did "until" become widely spread as a replacement for "till"?
- rokkitmensch 3y ago"till date" is a particular Indian English-ism that picks folks who use it out /instantly/, approximately the inverse of a shibboleth. I always wonder what other idioms my Indian colleagues aren't using around me because they're so obviously colloquial.
- BLKNSLVR 3y agoI had a colleague from India who surprised everyone in the room with his casual usage of the word 'prepone'. As an Indian English-ism it means the opposite of postpone, so it makes fairly obvious sense in that context. But no one else in the room had ever heard the word before, and the way everyones heads turned questioningly towards him as he uttered it, was memorable. In unison "did you say... prepone?" He had "preponed" his flight interstate since we'd finished half a day earlier than expected.
- rokkitmensch 3y agoI appreciate the algebraic approach to linguistics so demonstrated, wish it were more common. Tragically, it appears Americans need a bachelor's in English to appreciate a joke that puns on palp.