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till vs Till I saw this

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'Till' is a shortened form of 'until' and is commonly used in informal contexts. 'Till I saw this' is a complete phrase that means 'until I saw this.'

Last updated: March 24, 2024 • 924 views

till

The word 'till' is a correct and commonly used shortened form of 'until' in informal contexts.

It is used to indicate the time up to which an action or state continues. It is more informal than 'until.'

Examples:

  • Wait here till I come back.
  • I'll be working till late tonight.
  • 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.

Alternatives:

  • until
  • up to
  • as far as
  • as long as
  • before

Till I saw this

The phrase 'till I saw this' is correct and means 'until I saw this.'

It is a complete phrase used to express the point in time up to which something happened or continued.
  • I noticed him, but I had no idea who he was till I saw this.
  • I... I forgot about it till I saw this.
  • I never thought to hear laughter again... ...till I saw this boy.
  • Till I saw those dead bodies.
  • I was excited to be here till I saw your face Coffee.
  • Till I saw a few of the boys sniggering.
  • I wasn't sure why till I saw you up there.
  • I was, till I saw that you had virtually stopped writing them - about four weeks ago.
  • Till I saw her, a vision of beauty, like an angel from heaven.
  • I was fine till I saw you again.
  • I used to be, till I saw the light.
  • It was either nurse, schoolteacher or librarian till I saw the GWA recruitment ad in the paper.
  • Till I saw what a toll it took on the people who I love most.
  • I waited in the courtyard till I saw her go out to lunch.
  • I thought it was past your closing time till I saw the lights.
  • I thought they were pirates, the way they swarmed over... till I saw their stinking tennis shoes.
  • Till I saw you two I thought every date was broken.
  • And that's all I thought it was till I saw the files your colleague Hodges decrypted.
  • I didn't think much of it till I saw similar scars on the other boys.
  • Yu Fing, I thought of nothing but revenge till I saw you.

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