last vs till

The phrases "last" and "till" are not directly comparable as they serve different purposes. "Last" is used to refer to the final one in a series or the most recent one, while "till" is a preposition indicating a limit in time or space. They are not interchangeable in most contexts.

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last

The word "last" is correct and commonly used in English to refer to the final one in a series or the most recent one.

Use "last" when you want to indicate the final item in a sequence or the most recent occurrence of something.

Examples:

This is the last piece of cake.
I saw him last week.
She is the last person in line.
The last chapter of the book is the most exciting.
I will see you last before I leave.

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And probably wasn't the last.
My last ethical quandary was... Unhelpful.
His mom ordered it last fall.
A classmate's fiancé died here last Friday.
This is our last couples vacation together.
So consider these pages my last will and testament.
The last days had been horrifying.
Frost... last chance to deal.
We went to few parties last summer.
Father paid the creditors his last penny.
We were desperate day could be the last.
The last girls were sent tonight.
The last friends, witnesses of our happiness.
Our last master was Captain Antilles.
He is their last remaining expert boat builder.
Tonight will be my last broadcast.
Leather boots and nettles last Sunday.
King's last three girlfriends were 19-year-old Brazilian supermodels.
But understand this is your last bullet.
It would be his last pilgrimage.

till

The word "till" is correct and commonly used in English as a preposition to indicate a limit in time or space.

Use "till" to express a limit in time or space, often indicating when something will continue up to.

Examples:

I will wait till you finish your work.
The store is open till 9 p.m.
She worked till midnight.
We will be here till the end of the day.
He stayed till the very end of the movie.

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Please wait... till everyone's here.
Wait till your heart feels better...
Even building a case against Beltro till someone stopped him.
Drink till your lips turn pink.
He went on till people believed him.
Not till the pathologist tells us.
Nothing bad ever happened to me till everything changed.
Roughly till you started banging my wife.
No calls till we get to Vladimir.
Keep you till Arthur becomes reasonable.
They told me no openings till March.
Soda pops are banned till further notice.
You were obviously waiting till I was totally exhausted.
No one noticed till too late.
We were together till about one.
Nobody leave till every puppet dead.
So maybe we wait till nightfall.
The meeting's not till January.
Drained him till his heart stopped.
Your appointment's not till 2.00.

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