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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

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] 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

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

In fact the double-L spelling has been around longer

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks 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.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

huh? so you say "two times year"? that's crazier.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week 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