What is the best choice when counting days to an event :
18 days left to New Year
18 days left till New Year
18 days left until New Year
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Eighteen days till New Years? Eighteen days till New Years!– lurkerCommented Dec 13, 2015 at 21:58
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The year coming up is usually referred to as the new year.
18 days left until the new year.
18 days left till the new year.
Mean the same, the first is the best choice, the second sounds like a contraction ('til) of the first sentence.
18 days left to the new year.
Would put you a year ahead of where you are today, though people would probably understand what you mean which is :
18 days left in the (current) year.
The informal ways to say this are :
18 days left until the new year
18 days to go until the new year
18 days left to go until the new year
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1But I don't think you'd capitalize "the new year" but you might capitalize '18 days 'til New Year's Eve" or "'til New Year's Day"– JimCommented Dec 13, 2015 at 23:35
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Till isn't a contraction. It's the original word.– user230Commented Dec 27, 2015 at 9:23
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Till is an original word, but I have seen 'til also used as a contraction for until, like 'em in go get 'em(them)– PeterCommented Dec 27, 2015 at 17:13