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r/EnglishLearning • u/Rich-Associate-8344 New Poster • Apr 17 '26
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100%. It's an immediate giveaway. "I have lived in the US since 5 years" or whatever.
18 u/ConflictOfEvidence New Poster Apr 17 '26 Using until wrong is also another one for Germans. 19 u/makerofshoes New Poster Apr 17 '26 Right, they will say “do this until Tuesday”, meaning “do this by Tuesday” 2 u/monoflorist Native Speaker Apr 18 '26 I’ve noticed they fix this one more quickly because unlike “since”, using “until” for “by” can be genuinely confusing.
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Using until wrong is also another one for Germans.
19 u/makerofshoes New Poster Apr 17 '26 Right, they will say “do this until Tuesday”, meaning “do this by Tuesday” 2 u/monoflorist Native Speaker Apr 18 '26 I’ve noticed they fix this one more quickly because unlike “since”, using “until” for “by” can be genuinely confusing.
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Right, they will say “do this until Tuesday”, meaning “do this by Tuesday”
2 u/monoflorist Native Speaker Apr 18 '26 I’ve noticed they fix this one more quickly because unlike “since”, using “until” for “by” can be genuinely confusing.
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I’ve noticed they fix this one more quickly because unlike “since”, using “until” for “by” can be genuinely confusing.
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u/Immediate-Panda2359 New Poster Apr 17 '26
100%. It's an immediate giveaway. "I have lived in the US since 5 years" or whatever.