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

    Dec 12, 2014 · Start may have the connotation of being in the future and beginning may more easily be associated with the past. The period will start in 15 minutes. vs I can barely …

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

    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 …

  4. 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] .

  5. How do you punctuate "So basically" when it appears at the …

    How do you punctuate "So basically" when it appears at the beginning of the sentence? [closed] Ask Question Asked 6 years, 2 months ago Modified 2 years, 5 months ago

  6. 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? …

  7. "Further, ..." versus "Furthermore, ..." at the beginning of a …

    I am not a native speaker (my mother tongue is German). In the context of a technical paper (computer science), is there a difference between starting a sentence with Further, ... and …

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

    Aug 10, 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

  9. Where and when did the practice of using two spaces in the …

    Nov 27, 2019 · One of my dissertation readers insisted on the rule. I've found it no bother to accommodate the guideline when asked - it's easy enough to find and replace all in a word …

  10. A word for the beginning of a street? - English Language & Usage …

    Apr 16, 2013 · 3 Is there a word for the beginning of a street? What word would be used to describe where a street begins? I have a friend who says that in Persian, it's described as the …