Rtyhgn85 Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary
Before or until
There is half an hour left before/until the game.
I can't decide which of them is good. 'Before' sounds better, but I can't rule out 'until'. Would you help, please.
Thanks in advance.
I can't decide which of them is good. 'Before' sounds better, but I can't rule out 'until'. Would you help, please.
Thanks in advance.
Top answer
Both are correct. There is half an hour left before the game. There is half an hour left until the game.
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Both are correct.
There is half an hour left before the game.
There is half an hour left until the game.
The second one, sound slightly more natural to me but people form other parts of the English speaking world may prefer the first.
There is half an hour left before the game.
There is half an hour left until the game.
The second one, sound slightly more natural to me but people form other parts of the English speaking world may prefer the first.
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