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Jesusengland Posted 18 years ago
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The PERFORMANCE starts at seven/The ACTING starts at seven

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00Which is correct?02br
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00- The PERFORMANCE starts at seven.02br
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00- The ACTING starts at seven.02br
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0 The performance starts at seven. " 0-

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0 The performance starts at seven. I would never use "acting" to refer to anything except the actual craft of the actors -- "Her acting was fine, but it was impossible to ignore that ridiculous wig" -- and even in that case I might say "Her performance was fine." 02br
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00Regarding what time the performance starts, you could also say, "The play starts at seven," or "The cu
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0 Only the first one (01i00performance02i00) is correct. Here are a few examples of things that can start at seven:02br
01i00the concert, the performance, the play, the show, the lecture, the recital, the movie, the auction, the game, the party02i02br
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00-- but not 01i00the acting02i00! 05002

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