[Grammar] It's already been...

englishlearner77 · Jan 30, 2014

Please check.

It's already been years since I've not been drinking mineral water, until it's still.

bhaisahab · Jan 30, 2014

englishlearner77 said:
Please check.

It's already been years since I've not been drinking mineral water, until it's still.

It doesn't make a lot of sense.

MikeNewYork · Jan 30, 2014

englishlearner77 said:
Please check.

It's already been years since I've not been drinking mineral water, until it's still.

Does that mean that you buy sparkling water, open it, and then drink it only after the bubbles (carbon dioxide) have dissipated?

JMurray · Jan 30, 2014

not a teacher

Is this what you want to say?
It's been years since I stopped drinking mineral water, unless it's still.

That's "still" in the sense of not carbonated.

MikeNewYork · Jan 30, 2014

JMurray said:
not a teacher

Is this what you want to say?
It's been years since I stopped drinking mineral water, unless it's still.

That's "still" in the sense of not carbonated.

That would be my guess with "unless". "Until" implies a process.

bhaisahab · Jan 30, 2014

JMurray said:
not a teacher

Is this what you want to say?
It's been years since I stopped drinking mineral water, unless it's still.

That's "still" in the sense of not carbonated.

MikeNewYork said:
That would be my guess with "unless". "Until" implies a process.

As I said, it doesn't make much sense.

englishlearner77 · Jan 31, 2014

MikeNewYork said:
Does that mean that you buy sparkling water, open it, and then drink it only after the bubbles (carbon dioxide) have dissipated?

Yes, exactly.

englishlearner77 · Jan 31, 2014

bhaisahab said:
As I said, it doesn't make much sense.

Can you explain why it doesn't make sense? And if you can write your version.

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