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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary
start/begin
Hello!
I'm an English student from Brazil and I've got some doubts on the uses of "start" and "begin". The problem is I don't know when to use which. Could you help me please?
Thank you in advance!
I'm an English student from Brazil and I've got some doubts on the uses of "start" and "begin". The problem is I don't know when to use which. Could you help me please?
Thank you in advance!
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The two are just about the same except that you can start a piece of machinery, but you can't begin it. I started the car. Not, I began the car.
- The two are just about the same except that you can start a piece of machinery, but you can't begin it.
- I started the car.
- Not, I began the car.
- But, I started to get cold.
- Or, I began to get cold.
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The two are just about the same except that you can start a piece of machinery, but you can't begin it.
I started the car. Not, I began the car.
But,
I started to get cold. Or, I began to get cold.
I'm starting to understand it. Or, I'm beginning to understand it.
Post individual sentences if you have specific ques
I started the car. Not, I began the car.
But,
I started to get cold. Or, I began to get cold.
I'm starting to understand it. Or, I'm beginning to understand it.
Post individual sentences if you have specific ques
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As above but also "begin" usually makes the sentence sound more formal.
"I began the test" sounds more formal or proper than "I started the test"
"I began the test" sounds more formal or proper than "I started the test"
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