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Siavash Moghaddasian Posted 8 years ago
Grammar
Start out
Hello everyone.
I really have problems with this phrasal verb "start out"
What does it mean? Why can't it be just "start" without "out"?
The following context is from "Effortless English podcast" where a guy talks about his friend's experience of online dating.
I remember when she first started out she told me about this one guy she met and he was a total loser. I mean, one thing that I remember she said was
that he asked her to go out to this nice restaurant. And, y’know, she wasn’t planning on, uh, having him pay for the date. Y’know, she was like, okay, well, y’know, I have money just in case. And, uh, he made her pay for the whole date.
I really have problems with this phrasal verb "start out"
What does it mean? Why can't it be just "start" without "out"?
The following context is from "Effortless English podcast" where a guy talks about his friend's experience of online dating.
I remember when she first started out she told me about this one guy she met and he was a total loser. I mean, one thing that I remember she said was
that he asked her to go out to this nice restaurant. And, y’know, she wasn’t planning on, uh, having him pay for the date. Y’know, she was like, okay, well, y’know, I have money just in case. And, uh, he made her pay for the whole date.
Top answer
To the extent that there is a difference, "start out" tends to describe a beginning state, whereas "start" describes the onset of an event or action. However, in many cases, as in your example, this does not amount to an important difference in meaning. g.
- To the extent that there is a difference, "start out" tends to describe a beginning state, whereas "start" describes the onset of an event or action.
- However, in many cases, as in your example, this does not amount to an important difference in meaning.
- g.
- "print out" for "print", or "hurry up" for "hurry".
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To the extent that there is a difference, "start out" tends to describe a beginning state, whereas "start" describes the onset of an event or action. However, in many cases, as in your example, this does not amount to an important difference in meaning. An example where the difference matters is:
"I started out thinking that he was bad." (beginning state)
"I started thinking that he
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