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.

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 …

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] .

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 …

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 …

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 languages (where if …

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 …

For example, the beginning of a race track is called the starting line and the end is called the finish line. There are of course more nuances involved than I gave in my answer, but the question was about …

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 to connect …

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 something …