Endins/ends
"End" is a noun too. Why isn't "ends" used instead of "endings"?
"I don't like stories that have unhappy endings."
Murphy's English Grammar in Use
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'ends' usually applies to physical objects. the ends of a table, the ends of a string, the ends of a rope 'endings' usually applies to works of literature, film, and music. the ending of a play, the ending of a symphony, the ending of a movie That doesn't mean we don't "mix and match" at times.
- 'ends' usually applies to physical objects.
- the ends of a table, the ends of a string, the ends of a rope 'endings' usually applies to works of literature, film, and music.
- the ending of a play, the ending of a symphony, the ending of a movie That doesn't mean we don't "mix and match" at times.
- The music got louder at the end of the movie.
- CJ
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'ends' usually applies to physical objects.
the ends of a table, the ends of a string, the ends of a rope
'endings' usually applies to works of literature, film, and music.
the ending of a play, the ending of a symphony, the ending of a movie
That doesn't mean we don't "mix and match" at times.
The music got louder at the end of the movie.
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