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Bamtori Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
begin / start ???
Teachers,
Please tell me what is the difference between:
be beginning to
begin ~ing
begin to
be starting to
start ~ing
start to
They all sound the same to me.
Please tell me what is the difference between:
be beginning to
begin ~ing
begin to
be starting to
start ~ing
start to
They all sound the same to me.
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Hi, These words are often defined in terms of each other, and interchanged. Here are a couple of general comments about how I 'feel' about each word. begin - to take the first step, to do the first part of something.
- Hi, These words are often defined in terms of each other, and interchanged.
- Here are a couple of general comments about how I 'feel' about each word.
- begin - to take the first step, to do the first part of something.
- eg A child begins by crawling, then moves on to walking, and later runs.
- Beginner classes are commonly followed by separate intermediate classes, and then by advanced classes.
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Hi,
These words are often defined in terms of each other, and interchanged. Here are a couple of general comments about how I 'feel' about each word.
begin - to take the first step, to do the first part of something. eg A child begins by crawling, then moves on to walking, and later runs. Beginner classes are commonly followed by separate inter
These words are often defined in terms of each other, and interchanged. Here are a couple of general comments about how I 'feel' about each word.
begin - to take the first step, to do the first part of something. eg A child begins by crawling, then moves on to walking, and later runs. Beginner classes are commonly followed by separate inter
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Clive is right about begin being more frequent.
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Begin is the usual word.
Commence is a formal word; ceremonies are likely to commence, as are official proceedings.
Start usually refers to an activity <to start running><I started think
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Begin is the usual word.
Commence is a formal word; ceremonies are likely to commence, as are official proceedings.
Start usually refers to an activity <to start running><I started think
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Hi,
Actually, I tried to say that 'start' was the more frequent.
Best wishes, Clive
Actually, I tried to say that 'start' was the more frequent.
Best wishes, Clive
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