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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
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in/at the beginning

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00Could you tell which is correct: 01font00As I said 01font00in/at02font00 the beginning of this meeting 00(I feel for some reason that it should be 01font00at02font00, but I want to be sure)02br
00What is the difference between 02font01font01font00in02font00 the beginning 00and00 02font01font01font00at02font00 the beginning00?02br
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00Thank you in advance,02br
00Bruno02br
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0They really are pretty similar, and no one will think it terribly odd (in the US) if you use either one. I also prefer "at" because we use at for time. At 8, at noon, at the [time when the meeting started].

— BarbaraPA

  • 0They really are pretty similar, and no one will think it terribly odd (in the US) if you use either one.
  • I also prefer "at" because we use at for time.
  • At 8, at noon, at the [time when the meeting started].
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0They really are pretty similar, and no one will think it terribly odd (in the US) if you use either one. I also prefer "at" because we use at for time. At 8, at noon, at the [time when the meeting started]. 0-
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1i00At the Beginning 02i00means 01i00the first part of something.02i02br
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00There is no need to start at the beginning of each chapter.02br
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01i00At the Beginning 02i00also means 01i00the start of a period of time02i02br
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00I'll be away for two weeks
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