Poetry Forum

Hi, folks.

Every time I want to say "until" in a poem, but need it to be one syllable, I have been using 'til (note the apostrophe). But I just discovered that "till" is a word unto itself (probably evolved from 'til). Do you see any difference between the two words? Which one should I be using?

The little research I did on this some time back suggests that till is a word in its own right, nto an abbreiviation of until - I think it's both old and possibly Socttish. In any case, I don't like words having weird apostrophes, it suggests they are half a word. So I write till.

CHeers,
John

That's helpful, thanks.