Yoong Liat Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

'by' or 'until'

You can raise any objections by / until 30 August.

Which is the correct preposition to use?
  

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" You can raise objections until 30 August. If you have any objections, you must raise them by 30 August. You can...

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In your sentence, "until."

You can raise objections until 30 August.

If you have any objections, you must raise them by 30 August.

You can... until = You must do it by (if you want to do it at all).