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What is the difference between at the end of (year) and by the end of (year) ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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- It must be finished at the end of the year = it must be finished around the last days/weeks/month of the year.
- It must be finished by the end of the year = it must be finished *before* the end of the year. Even if it's finished in the middle.
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"By the end" means before the end.
"I will finish writing my book by the end of the year."
"At the end" is similar to "in the end".
"My permit expires at the end of the year."
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