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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
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what is the difference between start doing something and start to do something?
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I start writing. I start to write. I have started writing.
- I start writing.
- I start to write.
- I have started writing.
- I will start to write soon.
- I will start writing soon.
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I start writing.
I start to write.
I have started writing.
I will start to write soon.
I will start writing soon.
Have you started writing?
Have you started to write? etc
I start to write.
I have started writing.
I will start to write soon.
I will start writing soon.
Have you started writing?
Have you started to write? etc
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Hello, Anon.
(1) You have asked a very difficult and a very good question.
(2) I was able to find an answer in The Grammar Book, written by Mesdames Celce-Murcia & Larsen-Freeman.
(a) They report that some reseachers feel that there is a subtle difference between start + gerund & start + infinitive.
(b) This difference is so s
Hello, Anon.
(1) You have asked a very difficult and a very good question.
(2) I was able to find an answer in The Grammar Book, written by Mesdames Celce-Murcia & Larsen-Freeman.
(a) They report that some reseachers feel that there is a subtle difference between start + gerund & start + infinitive.
(b) This difference is so s
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A difference I perceive is that in formal English "start to verb" seems more polished than "start verb-ing". I'm not sure if others see it the same way.
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