01-01-2012, 04:53 PM
Actually, I was not asking why you used the word "until", but why you were using the apparent contracted form "til" (one "l" not two), especially at the start of a line. Why not just use "Until", or "Till"?.
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Further information regarding contractions
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Contractions examples: isn't, couldn't, can't, weren't, he'll, they're
can't=cannot Present tense
couldn't=could not Past tense
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'til=until not "till" 'til is the contracted form of "until", "till" is a different word.
The difference:
Until is generally used as a conjunction, although it can also be used as a preposition.
till is generally used as a preposition, although it can also be used as a conjunction.
'til is usually used in formal poetry to replace until because the use of until is contrary to the meter being used, or in dialogue to indicate a certain dialect.
Many words are abbreviated or contracted through the use of an apostrophe (') even=e'en ever=e'er
Many of these words arose out of the need in formal poetry to keep to the meter.
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Further information regarding contractions
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Contractions examples: isn't, couldn't, can't, weren't, he'll, they're
can't=cannot Present tense
couldn't=could not Past tense
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'til=until not "till" 'til is the contracted form of "until", "till" is a different word.
The difference:
Until is generally used as a conjunction, although it can also be used as a preposition.
till is generally used as a preposition, although it can also be used as a conjunction.
'til is usually used in formal poetry to replace until because the use of until is contrary to the meter being used, or in dialogue to indicate a certain dialect.
Many words are abbreviated or contracted through the use of an apostrophe (') even=e'en ever=e'er
Many of these words arose out of the need in formal poetry to keep to the meter.
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The goal is not to obfuscate that which is clear, but make clear that which isn't.
The goal is not to obfuscate that which is clear, but make clear that which isn't.