• Prison Mike
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    2 months ago

    At first I thought it had to do with cash registers. People using “till” in place of “‘til” or “until” drives me crazy.

    (Also, using “a” like in “two times a year” creeps me out too. Sure, I say “a year” but in writing it looks sloppy.)

    • @[email protected]
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      22 months ago

      “till” and “til” are both absolutely fine to use as an abbreviation for “until”

      In fact the double-L spelling has been around longer

      • Prison Mike
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        22 months ago

        Because right now in 2024 we have the word “until” (one L) so using the word till as an abbreviation looks dumb as shit.

      • @morphballganon
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        22 months ago

        Why would you assume they say nothing instead of the correct word, per?

        • Grubberfly 🔮
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          12 months ago

          Because they only mentioned what creeps them out, offering no option (hence my comment) instead of the «correct» one.

          plus my mind blanked, heh