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The speaker is looking at a list of programmes on television and says: In the beginning/at first or to start with we can see a comedy programme. You could also use this expression when you are talking about what food you are going to eat: To start with we have soup ...
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| Mon Feb 20, 2006 12:47 pm To start with |
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| Alan wrote: | | The speaker is looking at a list of programmes on television and says: In the beginning/at first or to start with we can see a comedy programme. You could also use this expression when you are talking about what food you are going to eat: To start with we have soup ... |
but what is the difference between start with and start up? |
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| Tue Feb 21, 2006 6:26 am To start ... we have comedy |
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With is a preposition:
The TV schedule starts with a comedy programme.
The dinner starts with soup.
The dinner ends with nuts.
Up is an adverb:
The motor started up with only a slight hum.
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| Tue Feb 21, 2006 9:30 am Start |
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Hi Enlearnercn,
Further to the answer I gave last year in explaining start with, I should add that start up can be used as follows:
As he wanted to talk to her, he decided the only thing was to start up a conversation about the weather.
In this sentence start up gives the idea beginning something with a certain amount of effort.
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