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  1. Friday, December 2nd 2011 at 4:13pm 
    Is the shorthand of until spelled ‘til or till? “Till is the earlier form, attested as early as 1330; Until is actually derived from till, not the other way around.” - Motivated Grammar So ’til is an inaccurate backformation made up by people who didn’t know till was a real word. Nice job, FOX.

    Is the shorthand of until spelled ‘til or till?

    “Till is the earlier form, attested as early as 1330; Until is actually derived from till, not the other way around.” - Motivated Grammar

    So ’til is an inaccurate backformation made up by people who didn’t know till was a real word. Nice job, FOX.

     

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