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Beginning of the end? #1 (permalink) Thu Dec 02, 2004 5:27 am   Beginning of the end?
 

Test No. incompl/elem-6 "Start/Begin", question 8

As far as I was concerned when the accident happened, it was the ......... of the end.

(a) start
(b) begin
(c) starting
(d) beginning

Test No. incompl/elem-6 "Start/Begin", answer 8

As far as I was concerned when the accident happened, it was the beginning of the end.

Correct answer: (d) beginning

Your answer was: correct
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What's the meaning about "the begining of the end"? Do you mind showing me some example please?? Thanks a lot!!
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Beginning of the end #2 (permalink) Thu Dec 02, 2004 9:19 am   Beginning of the end
 

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.
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Beginning of the end? #3 (permalink) Thu Dec 02, 2004 19:26 pm   Beginning of the end?
 

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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Beginning of the end? #4 (permalink) Thu Sep 18, 2008 14:49 pm   Beginning of the end?
 

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.
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Beginning of the end? #5 (permalink) Thu Sep 18, 2008 14:56 pm   Beginning of the end?
 

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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Beginning of the end? #6 (permalink) Tue Jan 06, 2009 10:53 am   Beginning of the end?
 

Hi Alan,

That is the situation of showing some sign to end, right?

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Beginning of the end? #7 (permalink) Sat Jan 09, 2010 16:55 pm   Beginning of the end?
 

than you Alan,
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Beginning of the end? #8 (permalink) Sun Apr 24, 2011 16:34 pm   Beginning of the end?
 

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.
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Beginning of the end? #9 (permalink) Fri Aug 24, 2012 16:22 pm   Beginning of the end?
 

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?
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Beginning of the end? #10 (permalink) Fri Aug 24, 2012 18:58 pm   Beginning of the end?
 

It's more akin to 'for me'/ 'on my part'.
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