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Anonymous  +  384593 Tue, 26 Jun 07 10:04 PM

Hi,

Do 'in the long run' and 'in the end' have the same meaning? I don't  understand what 'in the long run' means. e.g.

"It'll be cheaper in the long run to use real leather because it will last longer."

Is it fine to use 'in the end' instead of 'in the long run' in the above sentence?

Thanks.
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whl626  +  384653 Wed, 27 Jun 07 02:43 AM

They are not the same.

in the long run refers to a stretch of time in the future.

in the end refers the point of time at the end.
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Anonymous, 2 yr 152 days ago

Hi wh1626,

Thank you for your reply. Dictionary says it means 'in the end', so I don't know why they don't have the same meaning. I am confused!

Thanks.

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