Still vs Yet
What's the difference between 'still' and 'yet ?
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Iva's answer is excellent, but be aware that "still" has multiple definitions.
I'm still at the sea.
(I am near the beach, generally a response to a question like "Where are you?")
The sea is still.
(this is a reference to the sea, stating that the water is very calm)
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This is a tricky one :-)
Some broad guidelines:
Yet: usually used in negative sentences or questions - carrying the idea of an ongoing or pending action which is not yet completed:
Have you finished cleaning yet? (I think you are cleaning, and you are STILL doing it, now)
I haven't done my homework yet. (My homework is a pending task, I may or may not have started it but it is definitely NOT completed.)
Still is usually used in affirmative sentences:
I am still waiting to see the doctor. (the waiting is continuing now).
I am still unhappy (I remain in the state of being unhappy, it's continuing now)
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still means you are doing something continuously. yet means you don't do something even though you need to do that.
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Hello Italkian friend, how have you been?
We use yet most commonly in questions and negatives, to talk about things which are expected but which have not happened:
Is it seven o’clock yet? (The speaker thinks that probably it’s almost seven o’clock.)
A: Where will you be staying?
B: I haven’t decided yet, but somewhere in the city center
We use still not yet or already to refer to the continuation of a situation:
I still meet my friends from my schooldays now and then. (I continue to meet my friends)
I do hope that will do.
Cheers
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