by + time

0 No. 02br
00The three on the aren't accurate enough to write that equality. You need to present more information. 02br
02br
00E.g. you can easily have:02br
01i00by 01b007PM 02b00tomorrow02i00 is clearly 01b00not02b00 01i00by the end of today02i0-

0How about...02br
02br
00I will have finished this book by tomorrow.02br
02br
00Does that mean the book will have been finished by the end of tomorrow or what? This sentence showed up in my textbook, and that's why I am asking now.0-

0It's simply not clear. It could be by 7AM or by 5PM tomorrow. 02br
00In a court of law, you could get in trouble because of it. 02br
00In the strictest of sense, it means by the start of tomorrow, i.e. midnight tonight, which is 12AM, which follows 11.59PM of today. 0-

0It's simply not clear. It could be by 7AM or by 5PM tomorrow. 02br
00In a court of law, you could get in trouble because of it. 02br
00In the strictest of sense, it means by the start of tomorrow, i.e. midnight tonight, which is 12AM, which follows 11.59PM of today. 02br
00You need to add the hour if you want to be exact. 0-

0I see. Do you sometimes ask for clarification from other native speakers who may have made such blurry expressions? Just for curiosity.0-

0 I am asking or am searching the Web whenever I have questions. Best policy. 0-

0 01blockquote

01cite10Lcchang12cite10Do you sometimes ask for clarification from other native speakers who may have made such blurry expressions?12blockquote

10 Yes. Native speakers always ask for clarification if they need it. Always ask for clarification if you need it, but note that you don't always need such precise info