Lemons(?) of Lemmy, what is something that feels so obvious to you that you just get lowkey pissed at the world for not knowing?Technological_Elite@lemmy.one to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world – 229 points – 3 months ago598Post a CommentPreviewYou are viewing a single commentView all commentsShow the parent commentSorry 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.No, that's GOOD news. Learning is a good thing. Fascinating stuff. Thank you 😊
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.No, that's GOOD news. Learning is a good thing. Fascinating stuff. Thank you 😊
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.
No, that's GOOD news.
Learning is a good thing.
Fascinating stuff.
Thank you 😊