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Ending school is not used I'm afraid and as far as I know doesn't exist. Finishing School is the standard name given to schools where young people (usually girls) go to complete their education very much along the lines of developing cultural and social skills. I suppose finishing is used because it is often used for refining materials such as wood and we also speak about a piece of quality furniture having a good finish meaning a high specification.
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Alan
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| #3 (permalink) Fri Jul 04, 2008 4:50 am Finish vs. end |
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I see, It's the same question that I intend to ask.
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| #4 (permalink) Tue Oct 07, 2008 13:30 pm Finish vs. end |
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Hi Alan,
Thank you for your explanation. Now I know what a finishing school is.
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| #5 (permalink) Mon Nov 03, 2008 4:40 am Finishing/ending |
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| Alan wrote: | | Ending school is not used I'm afraid and as far as I know doesn't exist. Finishing School is the standard name given to schools where young people (usually girls) go to complete their education very much along the lines of developing cultural and social skills. I suppose finishing is used because it is often used for refining materials such as wood and we also speak about a piece of quality furniture having a good finish meaning a high specification. |
can i say, endingschool "is not existing" |
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| #6 (permalink) Mon Nov 03, 2008 12:06 pm Finish vs. end |
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No, at least not here. 'Exists' is a stative verb and does not normally appear in progressive aspect.
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| #7 (permalink) Sun Mar 15, 2009 18:57 pm Finish vs. end |
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Hi...
Thank you for your explanation.. I really didn't know what a Finishing school is because I don't have those kind of schools in my country..
Now I'am clear..
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| #8 (permalink) Thu Mar 19, 2009 8:36 am Finishing/ending |
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| Thank you for your answer Alan. Cheers |
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| #9 (permalink) Sat Mar 28, 2009 3:21 am Finishing/ending |
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| Alan wrote: | | Ending school is not used I'm afraid and as far as I know doesn't exist. Finishing School is the standard name given to schools where young people (usually girls) go to complete their education very much along the lines of developing cultural and social skills. I suppose finishing is used because it is often used for refining materials such as wood and we also speak about a piece of quality furniture having a good finish meaning a high specification. |
Alan, I'm very2 not familiar with finishing school. Please give me more explanation about it, is it the school which concerns about cultural and social skills development only? If this is a school for completing girls education, does they take it after high school?
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