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Tinanam0102 Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

at the end of a year

Hi teachers,

Does it mean a year had passed? If it is, it wouldn't be Dec 31st, the last day of a year.

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A year has passed, but not necessarily starting from January 1st. If I tell you that an hour has passed, it does not mean from noon or midnight, does it?

— Mister Micawber

  • A year has passed, but not necessarily starting from January 1st.
  • If I tell you that an hour has passed, it does not mean from noon or midnight, does it?
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A year has passed, but not necessarily starting from January 1st. If I tell you that an hour has passed, it does not mean from noon or midnight, does it?
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Hi Mister Micawber,

Maybe I'm confused.

In English do you have 'at the end of the year'? And if you have, does it mean 'December 31'. I think when I was selling clothes I heard my coworker say something 'at the end of the financial year'. Is this a standard phrase?

Thanks
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Yes, at the end of the calendar year is December 31st; at the end of the fiscal year is (well, this varies) March 31st or June 30th or December 31st; at the end of the year can well be December 31st, but it is not in this sentence: At the end of the year I had failed every subject,
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Hi Mister Micawber,

Thanks for the explanation.

Tinanam
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