"Till the morning" or "till morning"?
Which of the following statements is more appropriate?
- You have to stay here till the morning.
- You have to stay here till morning.
The second one seems more fluent to me. What do you think? Please explain what the difference between the two expressions is.
They're both completely valid, and I don't think there's any difference in nuance either. But it's worth noting that including the is less common, and that both versions have long been less common than until morning.
"You have stay here" is wrong and should be "You have to stay here" if talking about your obligation, or perhaps "You have stayed here" if talking about the past.
Choose whichever you prefer between "till the morning" and "till morning" (or "until morning" or "until the morning").
You have stay here till the morning.
is terribly ungrammatical, having nothing to do with till' or 'the' but because it is missing 'to'. IT should be:
You have to stay here till the morning.
If you want to compare with your other item:
You have to stay here till morning.
they are both fine and are virtually identical in meaning.
I can't say wait til the morning. It may be ok but not for me. Til morning rolls off the tung better than til the morning.
Wait til tomorrow
Wait til Monday
The the just doesn't belong there. However, wait til the sun goes down ... then the the is needed. Otherwise, it feels wrong.