Starting (from) a time and a place
I've heard that depending on what you refer to, you may not need "from" in the phrase "Starting from...". I am going to make up a few examples below.
(1) Starting from the next stop, you can take buses free.
(2) Starting the second half of this year, you will have more work hours.
(3) Starting next lesson, you will not need to bring your textbook.
I don't understand why you don't need "from" in (2) and (3). Could someone please explain this? Thank you very much.
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ansonguy I don't understand why you don't need "from" in (2) and (3) You don't really need it because readers can understand, but omitting 'from' is casual English.
- ansonguy I don't understand why you don't need "from" in (2) and (3) You don't really need it because readers can understand, but omitting 'from' is casual English.
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ansonguyI don't understand why you don't need "from" in (2) and (3)
You don't really need it because readers can understand, but omitting 'from' is casual English.
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