Don't you think you should wait a couple of weeks till you get my letter?
Don't you think you need a couple of weeks till you get my letter?
2006-07-04 02:37:04 · 12 answers · asked by omazzri 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Neither is accepted as grammatically correct in the universal English language.
Do (not don't) is the accepted form in the beggining of your sentences.
Until (not 'til or till) is the accepted form in your questions.
Do you think you should wait a couple of weeks until you get my letter?
Asking if you should wait until you get the letter for something (maybe something to happen) or to do something. Also may intend to get the letter but asking to wait to get it (doen't mean it's brought by mail).
Do you think you need a couple of weeks until you get my letter?
Implies if you should wait to get, recieve, or pick up the letter. It is possible to wait to receive the letter a cople of weeks because you can speak to the person who will send it to you and tell them not to send it right away, but in a couple of weeks.
2006-07-04 11:41:56 · answer #1 · answered by WWJD: What Would Joker Do? 4 · 4⤊ 1⤋
The first one is right.... The second should be changed like this:
Don't you think you need a couple of weeks to get my letter?
2006-07-04 09:42:47 · answer #2 · answered by à¹? (¯`v´¯)iChAi à¹? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The second isnt exactly incorrect, it's just kind of strange. Frankly, I'm not quite sure what kind of situation it would refer to.
The first one refers to a situation in which a person is contemplating a course of action upon which information contained in your letter which they haven't received yet has some bearing. I think the first one is the sentence you want.
2006-07-04 10:02:54 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They're both correct grammatically. (except 'til is the word you're looking for) They just mean different things.
2006-07-04 09:42:04 · answer #4 · answered by Devin R 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The recipient has no control over when a letter arrives...!
2006-07-04 09:43:56 · answer #5 · answered by cdf-rom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First question is grammatically right
2006-07-04 09:41:20 · answer #6 · answered by Nader 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
should wait, also change "till" to until
2006-07-04 09:42:02 · answer #7 · answered by SpeakingTruthinLove 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
neither are correct....because the word "till", should be "until", other than that, the second one, sounds more appropriate to me
2006-07-04 09:42:45 · answer #8 · answered by chitowndub 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
should wait. A simple grammar rule is, if it sounds correct, it probably is.
2006-07-04 09:42:25 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
"grammatically correct"
2006-07-04 09:55:09 · answer #10 · answered by tex 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋