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Meaning of 'on end' in a particular sentence Mon Jan 15, 2007 9:30 am  Meaning of 'on end' in a particular sentence
 

Hi

You could study it for weeks on end prior to coding a simple procedure.

I suppose here on end = through.

Could you validate it or give a better 'translation' of the phrase on end in the above context?
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Meaning of 'on end' in a particular sentence Mon Jan 15, 2007 11:01 am  Meaning of 'on end' in a particular sentence
 

Hi Tamara,

The suggestion here is that this study would go on week after week. 'On end' implies never stopping.

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Meaning of 'on end' in a particular sentence Mon Jan 15, 2007 11:09 am  Meaning of 'on end' in a particular sentence
 

Hi Alan,

Thanks!
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