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#2 (permalink) Thu Dec 02, 2004 9:19 am Beginning of the end |
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This expression means that stage in a situation when it is clear that something is about to stop or finish. You could use this in a business context when it is clear that a company is about to close because all the signs are that it is losing money. You could also use it to describe the last part of a war when it is obvious that one side is about to win. _________________ English as a Second Language You can read my ESL story Present Simple |
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Alan Co-founder

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#3 (permalink) Thu Dec 02, 2004 19:26 pm Beginning of the end? |
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hmm i do believe you can also interpret it as the start of something new once another thing has finished, note: beginning of the end. Meaning once something has ended there will be a consecutive amount of events following the event that just ended, follow me? |
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#4 (permalink) Thu Sep 18, 2008 14:49 pm Beginning of the end? |
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Dear Alan Begining of the end ... does it says that there is a lot more to happen and whatever is happened it just sequentially first of them. Thanks annu |
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#5 (permalink) Thu Sep 18, 2008 14:56 pm Beginning of the end? |
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Hi,
Not too sure what you mean. This expression simply means: something is about to end/stop/finish. It is the fist stage in this process indicating that something is about to end/stop/finish. On rereading what you have written I think we agree!
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Alan Co-founder

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#6 (permalink) Tue Jan 06, 2009 10:53 am Beginning of the end? |
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Hi Alan,
That is the situation of showing some sign to end, right?
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Ghiyoung New Member
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#7 (permalink) Sat Jan 09, 2010 16:55 pm Beginning of the end? |
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than you Alan, |
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Muhammad Aslam I'm new here and I like it ;-)

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#8 (permalink) Sun Apr 24, 2011 16:34 pm Beginning of the end? |
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thanks so much. I had read beore I did the test but I got only 5 scores. sorry I will try more. but I know difference between "start" and "begin" we use "start" when we want to mention the suddenness and unexpectted things. and we use "begin" when we want to mention a sence of leisure. is it right? when I read the article I know many vocabulary such as "interpretation", "validity", "indicate", "unexpectedly","appropciate"... i think interpretation and explaination they are same about meaning but interpretation use with formal situation. is it right? but I don't know the difference between "appropciate" and "convenient" hope that recieve your explaination. Best Regard. Ái. |
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#9 (permalink) Fri Aug 24, 2012 16:22 pm Beginning of the end? |
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As far as I was concerned when the accident happened, it was the ......... of the end.
As far as I was concerned...means as far as I know? _________________ A Word A Day:
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#10 (permalink) Fri Aug 24, 2012 18:58 pm Beginning of the end? |
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It's more akin to 'for me'/ 'on my part'. _________________ "Inside every old person is a young person wondering what happened."
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