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Gene93 Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary

to start someone off

Hello,
Is it okay to use start off in: "I can only afford to buy cheap car at the moment. At least it will start me off." I don't think I'd use that sentence and I assume that it sounds fine. I don't know how a car could do that. I am more used to: "He started his daughter off on the piano". I think "start off" here means "to cause (someone) to begin doing a particular activity or action".
  

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Gene93 "I can only afford to buy cheap car at the moment. " I can only afford to buy a cheap car at the moment. At least it will get me started.

— AlpheccaStars

  • Gene93 "I can only afford to buy cheap car at the moment.
  • " I can only afford to buy a cheap car at the moment.
  • At least it will get me started.
  • An old cheap car is called a junker, a beater, a clunker or a jalopy.
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Gene93 "I can only afford to buy cheap car at the moment. At least it will start me off."
I can only afford to buy a cheap car at the moment. At least it will get me started.

An old cheap car is called a junker, a beater, a clunker or a jalopy.
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I apologize for forgetting to put "a" in. Depends on the old car, A. Stars. Emotion: smile I don't think vintage Mustangs would be considered clun
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Gene93I don't think vintage Mustangs would be considered clunkers.
Are they cheap?
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I was only joking. I don't think they are, as vintage cars are usually very, very expensive. Emotion: smile

Thank you.
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Gene93vintage cars are usually very, very expensive
I know... we had some here in town recently; they were worth many many millions.
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