Ah, Webster – the guy who rewrote American and the Dictionary that first equated Figurative with Literal.
It’s logically unsound.
Remembering that Dictionaries don’t tell you what’s right, only what’s popular at best, and that Webster is about the worst there, It’s not a great reference. And if we trusted the mob to decide how to spell and pronounce words, you and I would be MUCH better at the head-wobble – popularity as a mechanism for evolution would have refactored a LOT of pronunciation and spelling a while ago.
The abbreviation of “until” is " 'til ". I know this because it’s an abbreviation, and “until” doesn’t have two Ls.
I would not mind if we collectively decided to just use gender neutral terms when referring to kids till they are old enough to express a preference.
It would actually even be a benefit for “saving the kids” the less personal details strangers can know the better.
I’m even fine with only using gender neutral terms period. At least as the default
A till is a cash drawer. What are you selling?!?
I used to think that as well, but this is also standard usage: https://www.merriam-webster.com/grammar/should-you-use-until-or-till-or-til
Ah, Webster – the guy who rewrote American and the Dictionary that first equated Figurative with Literal.
It’s logically unsound.
Remembering that Dictionaries don’t tell you what’s right, only what’s popular at best, and that Webster is about the worst there, It’s not a great reference. And if we trusted the mob to decide how to spell and pronounce words, you and I would be MUCH better at the head-wobble – popularity as a mechanism for evolution would have refactored a LOT of pronunciation and spelling a while ago.
The abbreviation of “until” is " 'til ". I know this because it’s an abbreviation, and “until” doesn’t have two Ls.
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