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  1. What is the difference between the nouns start and beginning?

    Dec 12, 2014 · The period will start in 15 minutes. vs I can barely remember the beginning of the period. Start has the sense of being a fixed point in time, while beginning could possibly refer …

  2. word choice - "At the beginning" or "in the beginning"? - English ...

    Oct 18, 2012 · Are both expressions "At the beginning" "In the beginning" valid and equivalent? The first "seems wrong" to me, but it has more Google results.

  3. What is the difference between "begin" and "start"?

    But to "start" marks the actual/exact time of launching an activity (to understand more clearly, consider these two examples: This is just the beginning [meaning, all the initial period] .

  4. When should we capitalize the beginning of a quotation?

    May 2, 2023 · Basically, I am somewhat confused when a quotation should be capitalized. My understanding is that if a) one quotes the full original sentence and b) this quotation is set off …

  5. Alternatives to "then", "next" (at the beginning of the phrase) in ...

    Mar 23, 2018 · What is the nature of the items being enumerated with these words? What determines the order: is it chronology, a logical argument, a ranking in order of importance? …

  6. grammaticality - Sentences beginning with "so"? - English …

    Sep 26, 2011 · Sentences beginning with "so"? Ask Question Asked 14 years, 3 months ago Modified 4 years, 9 months ago

  7. When do we need to put a comma after "so" at the beginning of a …

    Jun 19, 2011 · Of those 871 instances, 465 were at the beginning of a sentence; 51 immediately followed a semicolon; and 355 immediately followed a comma. Link to Full Tabulation (PDF) …

  8. Is there a word meaning "append", but at the beginning, not the …

    Location zero would be at the beginning, location 1 is after the first character, etc. Thus, my practical answer to your question in a programming context is that the opposite of "append" is …

  9. conjunctions - Are "should" and "if" interchangeable at the …

    Are "should" and "if" interchangeable at the beginning of a sentence? [duplicate] Ask Question Asked 14 years, 9 months ago Modified 11 years, 9 months ago

  10. grammaticality - "Yet" at the beginning of a sentence - English ...

    Mar 11, 2013 · Can one use "Yet" at the beginning of a sentence as follows? Yet, he came late. Is this grammatical?