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  1. 25-Jun-2008, 07:29 #1
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    Default Finish vs End:detailed

    in which case do we use end and in which case do we use finish
    i am abit confused.

    Posts on the forum are also not helping much.
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    Default Re: Finish vs End:detailed

    For example,

    To finish dinner - the event is over and you will eat dinner again tomorrow night.

    To end dinner (to put an end to/to stop from happening again) - the event is over and you will never do it again.

    To end a given marriage
    To finish a given marriage

    Try this quiz ESL test: Finish vs. End / English travel adjectives
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