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When should you use there, their, and they’re?
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What are the meanings of there, their, and they’re?
I still do not know how to use "their" and "there". "Is there a reason for that?" is that correct or what?
‘At the end’ can refer to the end of a physical location, like ‘at the end of our hallway’. It can also be used to represent the closing or near completion of something, like ‘at the end of the story’ or ‘at the end of the film’. And, it can also mean the end point of a period in time; ‘The score was nil nil at the end of the game.’ ‘I am going to go away at the end of the month.’
‘In the end’ means ‘finally’. ‘We all wanted to go to different places, in the end, we agreed to go to the beach.’ ‘We waited for the bus for 2 hours, in the end, we caught a taxi.’
From : http://www.learnersdictionary.com In the end / at the end Tuesday December 6th 2011 Question In the end / at the end Answer
Isaac, from Israel, asked about the difference between in the end and at the end, and when to use them.
In the end
In the end is used mostly as an idiom that means "finally," "after a long time," or, "when everything is considered." It is often followed by a comma. Here are some sentences with this idiom:
We worked hard, and in the end, we achieved our goal.
In the end, what really matters in a friendship is trust.
At the end
At the end is used in the idiom "at the end of the day." which means something similar to in the end (= when everything is considered). However, at the end is most commonly used more literally, as a prepositional phrase followed by of, to refer to the end of a specific noun. This noun can be a physical object, a period of time, an event, a place, or something more abstract, such as one's patience.
Here are some sentences with "at the end + of":
At the end of his life, he had no regrets.
Put a period at the end of every sentence.
I pay the phone bill at the end of each month.
There is a brick building at the end of the driveway.
The title is an example of what I am talking about. I have lived in the US (Washington State/PNW) my whole life, and until recently I have never heard someone use "on there" to end pretty much every sentence. Now, I have a coworker (male) that uses "on there" to end almost every sentence, even if it doesn't actually make sense for what was said before it. It feels almost.... colloquial? Like it's something he doesn't realize he's doing. Has anyone else ever encountered this? If you have, where did you hear it?
All of these sentences are grammatically correct, but there's more than grammar.
“Is everything okay at your place?” is idiomatic. “Is everything okay in your place?” is not. When place means home, the normal preposition to indicate a current location is at.
Let's go to your place.
I'm at her place.
It takes half an hour to go from her place to mine.
While “in your place” is possible, it isn't common; in cases where the right preposition is in, the idiomatic phrase would use a different word: “in your house” or “in your apartment”. One reason “in your place” is rare is that “place” tends to have fuzzy limits: it means the location where someone lives. If the walls that separate the location from the outside are important, it is more common to use more precise words such as house or apartment. Another reason “in your place” sounds weird is that it usually refers to a completely different meaning of the word place: “in your place” means “if I were you”.
On the other hand, “on your end” and “at your end” are both idiomatic and pretty much synonymous. US English favors on while British English favors at.
- Is everything okay at your place? is correct. Is everything okay in your place? is not. 'In your place' normally means 'As a substitute for you'.
- Is everything okay at your end? is correct. Is everything okay on your end? is not. It's hard to think of how you would actually use the phrase 'on your end'.