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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 to any time …

  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. 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 by a …

  4. grammaticality - Sentences beginning with "so"? - English Language ...

    Sep 26, 2011 · Now, so is commonly used at the beginning of a sentence to mean "as a result" as it was traditionally used, but also with the same meaning as "uh," as an initial attention-getter.

  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? How long is the …

  6. Interpreting "Begin at the beginning, the King said, very gravely, and ...

    Aug 16, 2022 · Begin at the beginning, the King said, very gravely, and go on till you come to the end: then stop. The "go on in till you come to the end" seems to suggest hard work and determination till …

  7. Is there a word meaning "append", but at the beginning, not the end?

    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 "insert (0)". …

  8. English syntax: Object at the beginning of a sentence / Object as ...

    Jan 16, 2022 · Is it correct to build an English sentence as follows, with the object as opener? The red chair we placed at the left end of the table. (instead of the 'standard' syntax: We placed the red chair ...

  9. When should I use "a" vs "an"? - English Language & Usage Stack …

    Aug 6, 2010 · For more on this, see the answers to Why we say "an historical" but "a history" and When should I use "a" versus "an" in front of a word beginning with the letter h? (for the latter question, look …

  10. word choice - "Start" vs. "begin", "finish" vs. "end" - English ...

    23 I am not a native speaker and I have came up with a problem of using start vs. beginning. Which one is more proper to indicate a date (year)? For example: The year in which physiotherapy treatment …