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Phrasal verb "start off" vs. "begin off"



 
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Phrasal verb "start off" vs. "begin off" #1 (permalink) Thu Dec 02, 2004 5:24 am   Phrasal verb "start off" vs. "begin off"
 

Test No. incompl/elem-6 "Start/Begin", question 6

He ......... off at me again simply because I had forgotten to lock the back door after I came home.

(a) started
(b) began
(c) begun
(d) starts

Test No. incompl/elem-6 "Start/Begin", answer 6

He started off at me again simply because I had forgotten to lock the back door after I came home.

Correct answer: (a) started

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Is ther any different between the two phrase "begin off" and "start off"?
Would you please explan it and please give me some example?

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Begin/start off #2 (permalink) Thu Dec 02, 2004 9:22 am   Begin/start off
 

The expression begin off does not exist.
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Begin/start off #3 (permalink) Wed Feb 15, 2006 12:21 pm   Begin/start off
 

Embarassed What does start off mean in this sentence?
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Start off at #4 (permalink) Wed Feb 15, 2006 13:00 pm   Start off at
 

Hi Evren,

This expression is start off at and means to complain to someone usually about what they have done or not done often in a loud voice.

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start vs. begen #5 (permalink) Sun Oct 12, 2008 15:34 pm   start vs. begen
 

He started off at me again simply because I had forgotten to lock the back door after I came home.
Correct answer: (a) started

Your answer was: incorrect, your sentence:
He starts off at me again simply because I had forgotten to lock the back door after I came home.
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i get the deference between start and begin, but why we didn't use started off because the sentence in the past tense.

I wont explanation please.
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Phrasal verb "start off" vs. "begin off" #6 (permalink) Sun Oct 12, 2008 22:33 pm   Phrasal verb "start off" vs. "begin off"
 

Hi,

Yes, 'started' is in the past tense as required by the rest of the sentence.

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Phrasal verb "start off" vs. "begin off" #7 (permalink) Tue Jan 06, 2009 10:37 am   Phrasal verb "start off" vs. "begin off"
 

Hi everyone,

Is this expression using in America too?
Does anybody answer me?

Thanks, in advance.
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Start off at #8 (permalink) Tue Sep 22, 2009 7:09 am   Start off at
 

Alan,
Could I say: "Please, don't start off at me again." - If I want to stop someone to complain about something that he always complain about?
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Phrasal verb "start off" vs. "begin off" #9 (permalink) Tue Sep 22, 2009 7:44 am   Phrasal verb "start off" vs. "begin off"
 

Hi Livia,

I would suggest: Please, don't go starting off at me again!'

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Phrasal verb "start off" vs. "begin off" #10 (permalink) Tue Sep 22, 2009 8:38 am   Phrasal verb "start off" vs. "begin off"
 

Sorry, to insist, but why?
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Phrasal verb "start off" vs. "begin off" #11 (permalink) Tue Sep 22, 2009 9:49 am   Phrasal verb "start off" vs. "begin off"
 

Hi,

I can only say it sounds more conversational to me and conveys better the idea of someone nagging. That doesn't mean that "Please, don't start off at me again." is incorrect.

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Phrasal verb "start off" vs. "begin off" #12 (permalink) Tue Sep 22, 2009 10:27 am   Phrasal verb "start off" vs. "begin off"
 

Hahaha... You are completely right! Sounds very nagging... I see now! Thank you!
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