Nervous to start
(Talking about school)
He was nervous to start, but I think it's going OK.
Is "to start" correct if he was nervous to start school or would it mean he was nervous in the beginning after he started school? Is there a better way to put it?
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anonymous Is "to start" correct if he was nervous to start school or would it mean he was nervous in the beginning after he started school? The first meaning that comes to mind is that he was nervous at first (but less so later). It could also mean he was nervous to start school, but that's better expressed by He was nervous about starting (school) .
- anonymous Is "to start" correct if he was nervous to start school or would it mean he was nervous in the beginning after he started school?
- The first meaning that comes to mind is that he was nervous at first (but less so later).
- It could also mean he was nervous to start school, but that's better expressed by He was nervous about starting (school) .
- CJ
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anonymousIs "to start" correct if he was nervous to start school or would it mean he was nervous in the beginning after he started school?
The first meaning that comes to mind is that he was nervous at first (but less so later).
It could also mean he was nervous to start school, but that's better expressed by He was nervous about starting (s
0anonymoushe was nervous in the beginning after he started school
In my East Coast dialect, that's "to start with", not "to start". There is also "at the start", but that is rarer and perhaps a bit literary.
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