Grammar help, Which sentence is correct? and why?

Question

Which sentence is correct? and why? (Please explain grammatically)

1. We stand up to the end

2. We stand till the end

3. We stand until the end

Answer 1

The first sentence is definitely wrong.  The next two are both correct, but the third is considered more formal.  The words 'till' and 'until' are actually interchangeable.  Both are correct, although some people argue that 'until' is better form.  In reality, the word 'till' is actually the original form of the word. Until actually derived from till (sorry to burst the bubbles of the two people who answered before me, but you should check the etymology of the preposition till. You'll find that till originated in around 800 and evolved into 'until' by around 1200.  In the 1800's, a time of formality, people thought that until sounded more formal and began using the apostrophe to make 'til so that it seemed like a contraction.)   In American English, the word 'until' is still seen by some as the more formal one.  The word 'till' provides a more colloquial flow to the sentence.  

   As far as your sentences are concerned, both 2 and 3 are correct.  Nobody can argue that one is more correct than the other.  If you get 'marked wrong' for picking one over the other, you have a good argument ahead.       Just don't choose #1.

Answer 2

We stand up until the end.

Till isn't a word, well, it is, but it means cash drawer.

To...just isn't right.

Until indicates the verb it modifies continues until the time noun.

Answer 3

We stand until the end, is the correct way of writing and saying this sentence. 1 sounds as if you are saying oh man we have to stand up to the end. Number 2 has the word till in it instead of until which the two words have much different meanings, one is an action like tilling the crops and the other is a time reference.  

Answer 4

I believe none of them are. We stand up until the end is the correct way to say it, because saying "we stand up until" is expressing that the people are standing up until something happens. And then "The end" is what they are standing up for. So..they are standing up   UNTIL the end - it's just saying their actions (standing up) and when they are going to stop standing up (the end). Hope I helped.

Answer 5

Cara's analysis of 'till' versus 'until' is superb. The two are essentially interchangeable.

However, I must disagree with her contention that #1 is incorrect.

Stand up - Phrasal verb, meaning 'to come to or remain in a standing position'.

To - Preposition, meaning ''(used for expressing a point of limit in time) before; until'.

There's just nothing wrong with the sentence. Paraphrasing, using dictionary definitions, you have:

We remain in a standing position until the end.

This one seems to be more colloquial than the other two, but it is correct from the standpoint of grammar.