[Grammar] from...to or from...until

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bruxinha

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Hello everybody!
I have a question about the use of "to" or "until" in the following sentence:
--> Please learn the vocabulary on pages 236-237, from "to link" ___________ "to sleep".
Would you say "to" or rather "until"? "To" sounds a bit repetitive to me, but I'm not quite sure about the use of "until" in the gap above...

Thanks a lot for your answers!
 

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Only "to" works. "Until" refers to a time.
 

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Hello everybody! In future, there is no need to include a greeting in your posts. Just go straight in with your question.

I have a question about the use of "to" or "until" in the following sentence:

[STRIKE]-->[/STRIKE] Please learn the vocabulary on pages 236-237, from "to link" ___________ "to sleep".

Would you say "to" or [STRIKE]rather[/STRIKE] "until"? "To" sounds a bit repetitive to me, but I'm not quite sure about the use of "until" in the gap above.

[STRIKE]Thanks a lot for your answers![/STRIKE] Unnecessary. Thank us after we help you, by clicking on the "Thank" button.

Please note my amendments above.

Use "to" in that gap. Use "pages 236 and 237", not "236-237".
 

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Please note my amendments above.

Use "to" in that gap. Use "pages 236 and 237", not "236-237".

Thank you for the amendments!
What if I had more pages, could I leave the hyphen? Would you write "pages 236-239" or "pages 236 to 239"?
 

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The dash is appropriate if you have a range of several pages. I think it's fine to use the dash if the range is only two pages, too.
 
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