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  1. What is the difference between the nouns start and beginning?

    Dec 12, 2014 · The period will start in 15 minutes. vs I can barely remember the beginning of the period. Start has the sense of being a fixed point in time, while beginning could possibly refer …

  2. word choice - "At the beginning" or "in the beginning"? - English ...

    Oct 18, 2012 · In the beginning is usually preferred alone and followed by a comma. But at the beginning is used together with a noun such as year, book, century, show ..etc.. ;) E.g. In the …

  3. "At the beginning of the century" or "in the beginning of the …

    The beginning of the century is a period of time which is short compared to the century but rather long otherwise; Some people may use this phrase to mean the first decade or even longer. I …

  4. grammaticality - Using "And" at the beginning of a sentence

    Mar 19, 2011 · As a writer, I use "And" at the beginning of sentences in novels. I take (what I consider) this poetic license typically to emphasize a thought in a narrative or to more closely …

  5. What is the difference between "begin" and "start"?

    But to "start" marks the actual/exact time of launching an activity (to understand more clearly, consider these two examples: This is just the beginning [meaning, all the initial period] . It's …

  6. word choice - "At the beginning" or "during the beginning"?

    Sep 18, 2020 · from the beginning to the end of a particular period: Which can be a period known as the "beginning." Hence, one could say that at the beginning of a class, half the students …

  7. Alternatives to "then", "next" (at the beginning of the phrase) in ...

    Mar 23, 2018 · Stack Exchange Network. Stack Exchange network consists of 183 Q&A communities including Stack Overflow, the largest, most trusted online community for …

  8. Is there a difference in meaning between "from the beginning" …

    I think from the beginning puts a little more emphasis and focus on the significance of the beginning. If you were talking about a business, perhaps "he" was there in the planning …

  9. When should we capitalize the beginning of a quotation?

    May 2, 2023 · Basically, I am somewhat confused when a quotation should be capitalized. My understanding is that if a) one quotes the full original sentence and b) this quotation is set off …

  10. Is there any difference between "from the beginning" and "in the ...

    Dec 13, 2015 · Yes, OP is correct. "From the beginning" implies something which lasts until now, while "in the beginning" implies something which existed in the beginning only. Let me …