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Rex Posted 19 years ago
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In the beginning OR at the beginning
0 Many years ago people used computers which have DOS. I mean the name of the operating system was DOS. 02 br
00 You would say I had DOS or I ran DOS. 02 br
00 So in this context, would you say, in the beginning people used DOS computers or at the beginning people used DOS computers? 02 br
00 So my question is whether to use 01 b 00 'in the beginning' 02 b 00 or ' 01 b 00 at the beginning 02 b 00 ' in this context. 0-
00 You would say I had DOS or I ran DOS. 02 br
00 So in this context, would you say, in the beginning people used DOS computers or at the beginning people used DOS computers? 02 br
00 So my question is whether to use 01 b 00 'in the beginning' 02 b 00 or ' 01 b 00 at the beginning 02 b 00 ' in this context. 0-
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0 IMO, both are ok. 02 br
00 You can also use "at first""originally" in place of them. 02 br
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00 You can also use "at first""originally" in place of them. 02 br
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0 IMO: 02 br
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00 in the beginning: 01 b 00 during 02 b 00 the beginning stages - 01 font 00 the appropriate here (and 10 times more popular for this context) 02 br
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02 font 00 at the beginning: 01 b 00 situated/located at 02 b 00 the beginning 01 b 00 point 02 b 00
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00 in the beginning: 01 b 00 during 02 b 00 the beginning stages - 01 font 00 the appropriate here (and 10 times more popular for this context) 02 br
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02 font 00 at the beginning: 01 b 00 situated/located at 02 b 00 the beginning 01 b 00 point 02 b 00
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0 I thank both of you for the replies. 02 br
00 Let us take another example. I am training at a gym 3 times a week. I am training on Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays. 02 br
00 I always train at least for 90 minutes. Sometimes I exceed the 90 minutes limits and train 100 or 120 minutes. 02 br
00 The first thing I do is to train using a bicycle or a treadmill. This is to wa
00 Let us take another example. I am training at a gym 3 times a week. I am training on Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays. 02 br
00 I always train at least for 90 minutes. Sometimes I exceed the 90 minutes limits and train 100 or 120 minutes. 02 br
00 The first thing I do is to train using a bicycle or a treadmill. This is to wa
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01 cite 10 Rex 12 cite 10 1. At the beginning, I train bicycle/treadmill. 12 br10 Hi Rex 02 br
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11 b 10 Which is the corret one in this context? 12 br
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00 You worked as a taxi driver. However, you work as a network administrators nowadays. You have studied networking whilst working as a taxi driver. 02 br
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00 1. At the beginning, I was a taxi driver. 02 br
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01 b 00 Which is the correct one in this context?
00 You worked as a taxi driver. However, you work as a network administrators nowadays. You have studied networking whilst working as a taxi driver. 02 br
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Neither sounds very natural. At the beginning of what? "In the beginning" (without other context) sounds like the book of Genesis.
At the beginning of my career, I was a taxi driver.
But more natural would be "I started out as a taxi driver."
At the beginning of my career, I was a taxi driver.
But more natural would be "I started out as a taxi driver."
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To say I started out as a taxi driver is perfect.
I just want to use the words 'at the beginning' or 'in the beginning'.
I saw it in one of my grammars. I will look for that grammar. I just came home from the gym. I must eat something and sleep now. I must look this up.
There is a distinction between 'at the beginning' and 'in the beginning'. Unfortunately, I c
To say I started out as a taxi driver is perfect.
I just want to use the words 'at the beginning' or 'in the beginning'.
I saw it in one of my grammars. I will look for that grammar. I just came home from the gym. I must eat something and sleep now. I must look this up.
There is a distinction between 'at the beginning' and 'in the beginning'. Unfortunately, I c
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Now I had a few minutes to look at the Raymond Murphy's book.
To say at the end of some event is correct. The opposite of at the beginning is at the end.
To say in the end of March, I will do ... is wrong.
So I could say the following:
At the beginning of the training, I take the bicycle/treadmill to warm up my body and it is goo
To say at the end of some event is correct. The opposite of at the beginning is at the end.
To say in the end of March, I will do ... is wrong.
So I could say the following:
At the beginning of the training, I take the bicycle/treadmill to warm up my body and it is goo
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