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Lemons(?) of Lemmy, what is something that feels so obvious to you that you just get lowkey pissed at the world for not knowing? (lemmy.one)

submitted 6 months ago by Technological_Elite@lemmy.one to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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[–] Kiernian@lemmy.world 8 points 6 months ago (5 children)

It's fucking "'til" not "tell".

'til is short for "until".

Please stop saying "Let's wait tell later to do that".

[–] sanguinepar@lemmy.world 8 points 6 months ago

I've seen people use till, when they mean 'til, but never seen tell. That's just weird.

[–] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 6 points 6 months ago (1 children)

People say that? 🤔

Maybe it's an oral thing and I don't have enough meetings with English speakers...

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[–] CoggyMcFee@lemmy.world 6 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but it is actually “till” and “till” is not short for “until” (and “‘til” is not a word). “Until” actually came from “till”.

https://www.etymonline.com/word/till

https://www.etymonline.com/word/until

I’ve never heard anyone say “tell” to mean “till” so I won’t comment on that.

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[–] victorz@lemmy.world 5 points 6 months ago (2 children)

How to park.

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