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Guest Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

Make and take

these 2 sound right, however only one of them is found in the oxford dictionary

make a start on something(oxford)

take a start (could be followed by anything)

which one of them is correct? or does one of them have to be modified to make it correct?

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before I could take a start with accepting the situation. 2- Whilst Peter completes the deck Mark visits Tim Morgan to make a start on some of the numerous small detail items that really make a model. there are many such examples on the Net.

— Seyfihoca

  • before I could take a start with accepting the situation.
  • 2- Whilst Peter completes the deck Mark visits Tim Morgan to make a start on some of the numerous small detail items that really make a model.
  • there are many such examples on the Net.
  • so, both are OK.
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1-.....before I could take a start with accepting the situation.

2- Whilst Peter completes the deck Mark visits Tim Morgan to make a start on some
of the numerous small detail items that really make a model.


there are many such examples on the Net.

so, both are OK.
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You'll want to be careful though, Seyfihoca. is not really idiomatic. The many examples that are available are used in a way that is like an adjective or as a compound word.

3 EXAMPLES FROM GOOGLE:

1. To determine the extent of a leak, take a start reading, wait 10 minutes, then
take a final reading.

2. Take a start card

3. When should I get to the
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