the (end) result

[HolyUnicorn]

Hello,

“Look it’s a very bad situation,” he added. “We haven’t seen anything like it but the end result is we gotta get back to work, and I think we can start by opening up some parts of the country.”

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What is the difference between “the end result” and “the result”? Are they interchangeable here?

 

[e2efour]

The end result is the result that you are aiming at, rather than what has resulted from the present situation.
Another expression is the bottom line.

 

[Edinburgher]

I feel that "result", with or without "end", is the wrong word for this context, since there is no obvious way in which "we've got to get back to work" can be described as a result of anything. A result of what? It isn't a result, it's a target, or an aim.

It might have been better to use an idiom like "when all is said and done, we've got..." or "at the end of the day".

 

[HolyUnicorn]

Points well taken. Thanks, e2efour and Edinburgher.