|
#2 (permalink) Mon Feb 28, 2005 10:50 am Finish/end |
|
|
There are many different uses for these two words. Here in this sentence it means the last physical part. Finish has more the idea of completion. _________________ English as a Second Language You can read my ESL story Present Simple |
|
Alan Co-founder

Joined: 27 Sep 2003 Posts: 17284 Location: UK
|
|
#3 (permalink) Fri Jan 16, 2009 15:51 pm At the end of the road |
|
|
in present simple we use 'S' or 'ES' for He-She-it |
|
Burhannow I'm new here and I like it ;-)
Joined: 15 Jan 2009 Posts: 11
|
 |
#4 (permalink) Fri Oct 15, 2010 21:40 pm At the end of the road |
|
|
Dear Alan, please, explain the following: Isn't it possible to say 'tall building'? Don't we use the word 'tall' speaking about people? Isn't it better to say 'a high building' instead? Thanks. |
|
Belskaya I'm new here and I like it ;-)

Joined: 23 Sep 2010 Posts: 22
|
 |
#5 (permalink) Fri Oct 15, 2010 21:58 pm At the end of the road |
|
|
You can use both Belskaya. Other things can also be tall.
Please fill a tall glass with fruit juice. _________________ "Inside every old person is a young person wondering what happened."
Terry Pratchett |
|
Beeesneees Language Coach

Joined: 08 Apr 2010 Posts: 39144 Location: UK, born and bred
|
 |
#6 (permalink) Fri Oct 15, 2010 22:02 pm At the end of the road |
|
|
Beeesneees wrote: | You can use both Belskaya. Other things can also be tall.
Please fill a tall glass with fruit juice. | Thank you very much. While studying at school and at university i was taught vice versa. Now I will be cleverer. |
|
Belskaya I'm new here and I like it ;-)

Joined: 23 Sep 2010 Posts: 22
|
 |
#7 (permalink) Sat Oct 16, 2010 9:47 am At the end of the road |
|
|
When studying English the traditional rules of grammar are often applied and followed very precisely. It is easier to teach that way and it is easier to learn, because it provides a clear structure for the language.
The living language isn't quite so rigid in its structure, so as you develop competence, you come across things such as high/tall where in normal usage the rules aren't so rigid.
It's just a matter of where you are in the learning process. _________________ "Inside every old person is a young person wondering what happened."
Terry Pratchett |
|
Beeesneees Language Coach

Joined: 08 Apr 2010 Posts: 39144 Location: UK, born and bred
|
 |
#8 (permalink) Sun Dec 12, 2010 22:48 pm At the end of the road |
|
|
dear alain when i put end when i put finish |
|
Passo You can meet me at english-test.net
Joined: 11 Dec 2010 Posts: 61
|
 |
#9 (permalink) Thu Mar 10, 2011 11:29 am Re: At the end of the road |
|
|
Dear Torsten, can you tell me the different betwen "end "and "finish" thank you !! |
|
Azoudiarra I'm new here and I like it ;-)
Joined: 20 Jan 2011 Posts: 25
|
 |
#10 (permalink) Thu Mar 10, 2011 12:32 pm At the end of the road |
|
|
Passo wrote: | dear alain when i put end when i put finish |
You can only put an end to something, meaning you end it.
You can't say "put finish" to the best of my knowledge. _________________ "He who tries to establish his point by much yelling shows that his reasoning is weak"
-Jodi Ann Arias |
|
Our Tort System I'm a Communicator ;-)

Joined: 24 May 2010 Posts: 3886 Location: The big apple
|
 |
#11 (permalink) Thu Mar 10, 2011 13:12 pm At the end of the road |
|
|
Please activate Javascript in your browser to listen to this audio recording | 101 Listened |
Hi Passo,
'Put an end to' as indicated by OTS is the expression and is often used when you stop something that has been going on too long as in: They decided to put an end to the discussions which had alrready gone on for six hours. The only use of 'finish' loosely related to this idea is: Put finishing touches to something when you complete something to make sure there are no mistakes as in: The president put the finishing touches to the speech before reading it out to the public.
Alan _________________ English as a Foreign Language You can read my EFL story Progressive Forms |
|
Alan Co-founder

Joined: 27 Sep 2003 Posts: 17284 Location: UK
|
 |
#12 (permalink) Thu Mar 17, 2011 23:38 pm At the end of the road |
|
|
thank's mr alain |
|
Passo You can meet me at english-test.net
Joined: 11 Dec 2010 Posts: 61
|
 |
#13 (permalink) Thu Aug 23, 2012 11:40 am At the end of the road |
|
|
You can't miss it, it's that tall building right at the ......... of the road.
"... it's very tall..." Here "that" means "very"? _________________ A Word A Day:
http://www.twitter.com/Urdu2Eng |
|
Untaught1988 I'm a Communicator ;-)

 Joined: 13 Oct 2010 Posts: 1553 Location: Pakistan
|
 |
#14 (permalink) Thu Aug 23, 2012 17:15 pm At the end of the road |
|
|
No, 'that' means 'that': used to identify a specific object observed by the speaker. In this case, the tall building which is not right next to you. _________________ "Inside every old person is a young person wondering what happened."
Terry Pratchett |
|
Beeesneees Language Coach

Joined: 08 Apr 2010 Posts: 39144 Location: UK, born and bred
|
 |
|
Untaught1988 I'm a Communicator ;-)

 Joined: 13 Oct 2010 Posts: 1553 Location: Pakistan
|
 |
|
What does blow mean? | Difference between finish and end |