Till doesn't sound inelegant to me and I thought that it was pretty well
established in common usage. Granted I am north of Carlisle and am used to
hearing Burns on a regular basis. As a further plea I would cite the King
James Version e.g.
For verily I say unto you, TILL heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle
shall in no wise pass from the law, TILL all be fulfilled. Matthew 5:18 KJV
'til as a contraction of until looks ok to me but 'till seems strange.
Dave
-----Original Message-----
From: Bob Whitmire [mailto:bwhitmire@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: 14 March 2011 10:55
To: Olympus Camera Discussion
Subject: Re: [OM] [OT] - till and until grammer question
As Nero Wolfe used to say, "pfui!" <g>
'till we meet again is just as poetic as until we meet again. Maybe more so.
IMHO, of course.
--Bob
On Mar 11, 2011, at 11:56 AM, Chris Barker wrote:
> "Till" is colloquial, really, Ian. It sounds inelegant to me as well.
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