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Elnur Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

Start--Start off--Begin--Commence?

Hey everyone..
Well, is there difference among those words( start, start off, begin, commence)? And which one is more suitable for academic essays or formal situations, please?

Thanks in advance)
  

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It depends on the context. You can start a car, but not start off, begin or commence a car.

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  • It depends on the context.
  • You can start a car, but not start off, begin or commence a car.
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It depends on the context.

You can start a car, but not start off, begin or commence a car.
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In terms of formality, "start/start off" is the least formal and "commence" the most formal of the three verbs. You will also hear "start out" especially when talking about people's careers (or bands' careers etc)
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Thank you very much.
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