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Hela Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
IN the beginning VS AT the beginning
Dear friends,
Would you please tell me when should I use "IN the beginning" or "AT the beginning" ?
Thank you in advance,
Hela
Would you please tell me when should I use "IN the beginning" or "AT the beginning" ?
Thank you in advance,
Hela
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Hi, Much dependson the context, and sometimes you can use either. However, here are a couple of comments. "IN the beginning" Treats the beginning as a period of time, or something having length.
- Hi, Much dependson the context, and sometimes you can use either.
- However, here are a couple of comments.
- "IN the beginning" Treats the beginning as a period of time, or something having length.
- 'In' means at some point(s) during that.
- "AT the beginning" 'At' refers to the first point of beginning.
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Hi,
Much dependson the context, and sometimes you can use either. However, here are a couple of comments.
"IN the beginning" Treats the beginning as a period of time, or something having length. 'In' means at some point(s) during that.
"AT the beginning" 'At' refers to the first point of beginning.
Much dependson the context, and sometimes you can use either. However, here are a couple of comments.
"IN the beginning" Treats the beginning as a period of time, or something having length. 'In' means at some point(s) during that.
"AT the beginning" 'At' refers to the first point of beginning.
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Hey Clive, if you're going to tease me about that H in Gettysburg, I can tease you about Mary Martin singing that line on Broadway years before Julie Andrews sang it in the movie
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The opposite of 'at the beginning' is 'at the end'.
I go to the gym and train 3 times a week.
I train on the bicycle and on the threadmill at the beginning of my training. I do some stretching of muscles at the end of training.
[ Players shake hand at the end of football/ice hockey match.]
We could use 'in the end' to say the final phase or final part of so
I go to the gym and train 3 times a week.
I train on the bicycle and on the threadmill at the beginning of my training. I do some stretching of muscles at the end of training.
[ Players shake hand at the end of football/ice hockey match.]
We could use 'in the end' to say the final phase or final part of so
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