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Dido Posted 20 years ago
Vocabulary

point of departure

Is 'starting point' a good synonym for 'point of departure'?

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Yes, but it might depend on the context. -------- point of departure : a starting point especially in a discussion <chose conditions in the slums as a point of departure > -----------

— Marius Hancu

  • Yes, but it might depend on the context.
  • -------- point of departure : a starting point especially in a discussion <chose conditions in the slums as a point of departure > -----------
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Yes,
but it might depend on the context.

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point of departure

: a starting point especially in a discussion <chose conditions in the slums as a point of departure>


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If you mean a journey, yes, I think so. Although I may go on a cruise and leave from my house, the ship's port, which is the "point of departure," can easily be thought of as the real starting point for my trip.

Sometimes it can be used to mean the place where two lines of reasoning diverge, or a new "thread" for something begins.
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No, I don't mean a journey. I use it in a metaphorical sense to refer to the beginning of my research or the first thesis in an argumentation. Is the term still correct?
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Starting point might be better, IMO, for a discussion (including a research).
Point of departure might be too "poetic" for that context, but feel free to use it.
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I think the phrase 'point of departure' carries forward the notion, or the memory, of the place left behind. 'Starting point' does not.
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Do you think Marius Hancu's answer is right? I agree with him. I have used this expression to describe the starting point of a trip . I'm very interested of Jake's attitude when he said goodbye to the point of departure. in the "Titanic " film. I call this starting point based on the expression " the point of no return' that Trish Thuy Trang, a Vietnamese singer has used it in her video clip to t
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