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    Anonymous
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    help me choose the right answer to fill the blank
    no member of the staff is to enter the building………the arrival of the day time security staff at 6.a.m.
    I’m confused between “until” and “before”. what should be and explain me why? thank you!

    #1544
    Mante
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    Both are possible.
    I would prefer to use “until”.

    No one can enter until the security staff has arrived.
    No one can enter before the security staff has arrived.

    Until is more conditional. If … then … So, only if the staff is present you can enter the building. Until that moment it is forbidden to enter.
    Before has a more temporal aspect. I entered the office before 6 a.m. When using “before” I would write the sentence like this: “No one can enter the building BEFORE 6 a.m., which is the moment the security staff will arrive.”

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