>>>>I use From-Thru rather than From-Till in my apps if the second date/datetime is inclusive. For example, if a report should span yesterday and today then the Thru day is today while Till would produce a report without today. Is this correct usage of English?
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>>>>Terry McDonnell responded:
>>>>In the UK we'd say "I work Monday to Friday" whereas in the US they say, I believe, "Monday through Friday".
>>>>"till" or "until" implies a time deadline, as in "I work till 5 pm, Monday to Friday", so a time/date at which the action is finished, so not so intuitively inclusive.
>>>>Re: Get all messages for today? Thread #1284590 Message #1284985
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>>>>How about the US-English? Perhaps some native US-Americans can tell more about it.
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>>>Avoid "till"; it's a slangy abbreviation of "until". "Thru" is slang for "through," though I expect in another generation or two, it'll be fully accepted.
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>>>As for meanings, "through" is certainly inclusive. "Until" is ambiguous; it wouldn't be clear to me whether the later date is included or not.
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>>Hi,
>>Why is 'until' ambiguous. If we were talking time and I said 'until three o'clock' you surely wouldn't think I meant until four o'clock. What's different with dates - does anyone interpret 'until 2007' as meaning 'until the end of 2007'?
>>At least that's the way I'll think until I die <g>
>>Best,
>>Viv
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>Now here's an interesting question: In what way will you think while dying? <g>
I've been dying since I was born - but it appears to be a very slow process :-}