Talk:in the end

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Smells like SoP -- Liliana 09:27, 1 September 2012 (UTC)Reply

Actually, I would keep this. Lots of the usage doesn't refer to any 'end', such as "In the end he just walked out of the room". End here does refer to any final state, this is because 'in the end' functions as a single unit. Mglovesfun (talk) 09:54, 1 September 2012 (UTC)Reply
Keep. Lemmings agree with MG, even MWOnline. See in the end”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.. DCDuring TALK 12:51, 1 September 2012 (UTC)Reply
Dunno. But compare in the beginning, in the middle. Equinox 00:40, 2 September 2012 (UTC)Reply
Its use as a discourse directive/marker is probably the only usage that is idiomatic. DCDuring TALK 01:16, 2 September 2012 (UTC)Reply
In the beginning and in the middle always refer to an actual beginning and an actual middle don't they? In the end can either refer to an actual end, or not, as I stated above. Mglovesfun (talk) 09:16, 2 September 2012 (UTC)Reply
Keep per Mglovesfun. bd2412 T 22:54, 12 September 2012 (UTC)Reply