Monday, April 6, 2015

time - Meaning: To This Day


I have a question about the phrase "to this day": (from Frederick the Great by Giles MacDonogh)



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They started appearing even before his death on 17 August 1786, and they still crop up to this day.



Should "to this day" be read in the sense of "to a point in time" ("he worked from 1 pm to midnight") or "at a point in time" ("at this moment")?




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