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common = the same for everybody 
 
CJ</description></item><item><title>Re: "Common end"?</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/CommonEnd/vkjzv/post.htm#385914</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2009 11:37:15 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:385914</guid><dc:creator>Feebs11</dc:creator><slash:comments>1</slash:comments><comments>http://www.englishforums.com/English/CommonEnd/vkjzv/post.htm#385914</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-385914.xml</wfw:commentRss><description>Something that is relevant to all. "The common aim of the volunteers was to clean up the effects of the flood" = They all want to clear up the mess. "The common end of the voluntary work is cleaning the street."</description></item><item><title>"Common end"?</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/CommonEnd/vkjzv/post.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2009 11:37:15 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:385904</guid><dc:creator>Kyn</dc:creator><slash:comments>2</slash:comments><comments>http://www.englishforums.com/English/CommonEnd/vkjzv/post.htm</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-385904.xml</wfw:commentRss><description>What does "common end" mean? I read somewhere and came across the part "work to a common end".</description></item></channel></rss>