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“Til” or “Till”

Overview

til / till are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term. 👇

Definitions

til: NA

till: (noun) unstratified soil deposited by a glacier; consists of sand and clay and gravel and boulders mixed together. (verb) work land as by ploughing, harrowing, and manuring, in order to make it ready for cultivation.

Pronunciation

til: t·IH·l

till: t·IH·l

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Examples in Context

Examples of “til”

  • 'Til Death Do Us Part is…
  • "Drive My Car ('Til Sunset)" (Paul Chiten, Brenda Russell)…
  • Professor Til Wykes – Vice-Dean of Psychology…
  • …access to all content up til the end of Season 3…
  • …country single with his song "'Til I Gain Control Again" from…
  • …system called Inndeling av Norge til bruk ved faunistiske oppgaver (Division…
  • …kept Searcy off the mound til June of .
  • Fra null til gull (2004) rerecordings of his…
  • Big Time Rush "Til' I Forget About You"
  • 'Til Death Do Us Part (American…

Examples of “till”

  • …did not come to France till 1436, after the poet's death;…
  • …Until Late" (or "From Four Till Late") is a blues song…
  • …Commerce and Industries and continued till 2011.
  • …the audience entertained right up till the end."
  • …and the site where Emmett Till was murdered".
  • …gave expression to his feelings till the very end of his
  • …collected a total collections of till end of its run(worldwide)
  • …Oliva, though it was not till after years of warfare that…
  • …in 1424, it was not till 1440 that the struggle ended…
  • …their fourth full length-album named Till Death Unites Us, with producers…


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