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Angliholic Posted 18 years ago
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Myspace got its start//started//began//set up//was founded in 2003.
Myspace got its start in 2003.
Myspace started ...
Myspace began ...
Myspace started ...
Myspace set up ...
Myspace was founded ...
Hi,
Do all of the above sound right and mean about the same to you? Thanks.
Myspace started ...
Myspace began ...
Myspace started ...
Myspace set up ...
Myspace was founded ...
Hi,
Do all of the above sound right and mean about the same to you? Thanks.
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They all work, and they're all very similar. A couple of things that come to mind: "got its start" suggests to me that it might have existed before 2003, but was small and insignificant. "set up" and "was founded" emphasise that it started in a deliberate and structured way, rather than in an ad hoc fashion.
- They all work, and they're all very similar.
- A couple of things that come to mind: "got its start" suggests to me that it might have existed before 2003, but was small and insignificant.
- "set up" and "was founded" emphasise that it started in a deliberate and structured way, rather than in an ad hoc fashion.
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They all work, and they're all very similar.
A couple of things that come to mind:
"got its start" suggests to me that it might have existed before 2003, but was small and insignificant.
"set up" and "was founded" emphasise that it started in a deliberate and structured way, rather than in an ad hoc fashion.
A couple of things that come to mind:
"got its start" suggests to me that it might have existed before 2003, but was small and insignificant.
"set up" and "was founded" emphasise that it started in a deliberate and structured way, rather than in an ad hoc fashion.
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