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Bookmark or Share- by year's end vs by the year's end | WordReference ForumsHello, native speakers. Allow me to ask you a question about articles. Unless they review their plans, they will have spent all the budget by year's end / by the years end. Which do you prefer, year's end or the year's end? Your comment would be appreciated.
- Meaning of 'by' when combined with year - English Language & Usage ..."By," along with a time element, generally means "up to that point," "until," "no later than"; however, in common usage when including a year or a day, it can be taken to mean up to and including that date. For example, "I need to hear from you by Thursday" means no later than Thursday, hence, some time on Thursday is okay.
- Which is correct — "a year" or "an year"? [duplicate]For the word 'year' to be preceded by 'an' it must sound like it's beginning with a vowel. The reason why it is a tad tricky is because of the difference in the way people pronounce it. Some people pronounce the word 'year' as 'ear' with 'y' silent, thereby wanting 'an' to precede and feeling discomfort with 'a'. e.g.
- Year-end party - WordReference ForumsHowever, I've never been to a company party called the '"year-end party." I would think the year-end party would be a "New Year's party". Alternatively, some companies have an "annual party" that happens once a year, usually in the summer, in my experience. It is intended to be a social event, not tied to any calendar.
- grammar - Should we use year-end or end-year? - English Language ...The answer to your title question is general reference: 'mid-year exams' (or rarely, 'middle-of-year exams'), but 'end-of-year exams' or less commonly 'year-end exams'. As to why, perhaps it's because 'end-year' would seem to imply 1918 or 1945 say rather than December, but people feel uncomfortable using 'year-mid' as 'mid' as a noun is ...
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