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  1. 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.

  2. 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 …

  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. How to know if the beginning of a word is a true prefix

    Nov 9, 2022 · What's your definition of a true prefix? English has various categories of prefix - there are productive prefixes, non-productive prefixes, prefixes in words taken from other …

  7. suffixes - "beginning" is to "prefix" as "end" is to "suffix" as ...

    Aug 11, 2020 · The word "prefix" describes something affixed to the beginning of a word and the word "suffix" describes something affixed to the end of a word. What is the analog of these for …

  8. grammaticality - Using "And" at the beginning of a sentence

    Jan 29, 2014 · But recently, I have seen so many prints, either in entertainment or in academia, where "And" is popularly used in the beginning of a sentence. It seems like the author is trying …

  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 - 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