finish and end

[jiang]

Dear teachers,

The usages of "end" and "finish" is confusing. For example, I can say "When I finish reading the book....."。 But I can's say "When I end reading the book....". But grammatically both are correct. So it must have something to do with collocation. I have consulted my dictionaries but failed to sum up the usages. Could you please kindly explain them?

Looking forward to hearing from you.

Thank you in advance.

Jiang

[Casiopea]

Originally Posted by jiang

Dear teachers,

The usages of "end" and "finish" is confusing. For example, I can say "When I finish reading the book....."。 But I can's say "When I end reading the book....". But grammatically both are correct. So it must have something to do with collocation. I have consulted my dictionaries but failed to sum up the usages. Could you please kindly explain them?

Looking forward to hearing from you.

Thank you in advance.

Jiang

I finished the book, but I will read another book in the future.
I ended my marriage, and I will not be remarrying that person! I ended it.

[jiang]

Dear Casiopea,

Thank you very much for providing the two examples. I'll try to understand them.

Best wishes,

Jiang

Originally Posted by Casiopea

I finished the book, but I will read another book in the future.
I ended my marriage, and I will not be remarrying that person! I ended it.