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PreciousJones Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

At/in

Is there a difference:

What happens at the end? And

What happens in the end?
  

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'At the end' generally refers to the distinguishable conclusion of a movie, book, narrative, etc, and 'in the end' means 'finally', so while they are usually synonymous, 'in the end' could conceivably come after 'at the end'.

  • 'At the end' generally refers to the distinguishable conclusion of a movie, book, narrative, etc, and 'in the end' means 'finally', so while they are usually synonymous, 'in the end' could conceivably come after 'at the end'.
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'At the end' generally refers to the distinguishable conclusion of a movie, book, narrative, etc, and 'in the end' means 'finally', so while they are usually synonymous, 'in the end' could conceivably come after 'at the end'.

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