word choice - "At the beginning" or "in the beginning"? - English ...
Oct 18, 2012 · In the beginning is usually preferred alone and followed by a comma. But at the beginning is used together with a noun such as year, book, century, show ..etc.. ;) E.g. In the …
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 …
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] . It's …
conjunctions - Can I use "but" at the beginning of a sentence ...
Oct 16, 2012 · Correct. The standard injunction to avoid using conjunctions (or conjuncts) at the beginning of a sentence was predicated on the assumption that such sentences tended to be …
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) …
grammaticality - Using "And" at the beginning of a sentence
Mar 19, 2011 · As a writer, I use "And" at the beginning of sentences in novels. I take (what I consider) this poetic license typically to emphasize a thought in a narrative or to more closely …
grammaticality - Sentences beginning with "so"? - English …
Sep 26, 2011 · So is sometimes used in the beginning of a sentence to connect the sentence with the previous sentence or paragraph, as a discourse marker. It may imply that the content of …
Alternatives to "then", "next" (at the beginning of the phrase) in ...
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Is there any difference between "from the beginning" and "in the ...
Dec 13, 2015 · Yes, OP is correct. "From the beginning" implies something which lasts until now, while "in the beginning" implies something which existed in the beginning only. Let me …
What term is used for the closing of a letter?
Salutation is the term used to describe the beginning of a letter or other correspondence. What is the term used for the closing of a letter? Here are some examples: Yours truly, Sincerely, Best …