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Sesquipedalian101 Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

By/At the end of

1. By the end of the presentation, you should be able to understand the difference between....."

2. At the end of the presentation, you should be able to understand the difference between....."


Is there is a significant difference between "By the end of" and "At the end of"? If so, could it be that "By the end of" connotes "the presentation needn't have ended" whereas "At the end of" means "when the presentation comes to its end"?
  

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Selvakumar could it be that "By the end of" connotes "the presentation needn't have ended" whereas "At the end of" means "when the presentation comes to its end"? Yes. " You will be able to understand the difference between x and y sometime before and up to the end of the presentation.

  • Selvakumar could it be that "By the end of" connotes "the presentation needn't have ended" whereas "At the end of" means "when the presentation comes to its end"?
  • Yes.
  • " You will be able to understand the difference between x and y sometime before and up to the end of the presentation.
  • " Only at the very end of the presentation will you understand the difference between x and y.
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Selvakumarcould it be that "By the end of" connotes "the presentation needn't have ended" whereas "At the end of" means "when the presentation comes to its end"?
Yes.

"By the end of the presentation, you should be able to understand the difference between.."

You will be able to understand the difference between x and y sometime before and up
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JoshStafford,

Thank you very much. Appreciate it.

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