Starting (Start or begin?)

ArtLev · #46 (permalink) Tue Sep 07, 2010 8:37 am *Starting (Start or begin?)*

I'm sorry! :) The site is working correctly! I'm confused.

Bachieve · #47 (permalink) Wed Nov 03, 2010 8:34 am *Starting (Start or begin?)*

Hi all,

I have some knowleage about "beging" and "started " also, please see the below:

"begin" puts particular emphasis on status of sth.
"start " puts particular emphasis on result of sth.

Is anyone agree with me for that?

Thanks.

Bahcieve

Betty76 · #48 (permalink) Tue Feb 08, 2011 15:21 pm *at the start / at (in) the beginning*

Hi! I just wanted to say that I really appreciated Alan's article, the beginning was hilarious and the examples were really instructive. I had never known the two verbs could have those nuances, I thought it was just a matter of usage. I was very much surprised to learn the slight difference between "Shall we start?" and "Shall we begin?", I guess that in Italian (my mother tongue) this difference would be conveyed by the speaker's intonation only, although there are different translations for "start / begin" too. Great article! But now I'm beginning to have doubts about the adverbial phrases "at the start" and "at the beginning / in the beginning"...

Moshina · #49 (permalink) Mon Feb 28, 2011 13:28 pm *Starting (Start or begin?)*

Hi Torsen, please help me to understand the difference between "start and begin" and "end and finish".I want to understand before you send next e-mail to me.please help.

Mynhon · #50 (permalink) Thu Apr 21, 2011 16:21 pm *Starting (Start or begin?)*

hi every body
i come from vietnam.
i'm learing about the deference betwen begin and start.
do you come from viet nam like me,please,help me explain it in vietnamese
thanks you very much

Zinaida1

I would like to start from approving of Alan's approach - such pairs are really easier to understand when looked upon as characters - relaxed (begin) and kind of urgent (start). It really is helpful, it's like an eye-opener for a non-English-speaker - many thanks..

Martha0108 · #52 (permalink) Sun Nov 20, 2011 18:45 pm *Begin/Start*

Good your explanations. Now I began to understand!!!

Jomiev1 · #53 (permalink) Fri Nov 25, 2011 18:08 pm *Starting (Start or begin?)*

Thanks a lot dear Alan for clear explanation.
bets regards.

Peony · #54 (permalink) Mon Dec 12, 2011 20:54 pm *Starting (Start or begin?)*

I think the article was helpful.

I have began to learn English many years ago, but I have just started to learn grammar. My grammar is not good, because I had never started to learn it, it's time to begin.
I need to begin to learn grammar and it's better if I will start right now!

How is that?!

Makara007 · #55 (permalink) Mon Apr 23, 2012 9:42 am *Starting (Start or begin?)*

Hi Torsten. I've already read the article. I understand your explanation. Thanks for your explanation.

Fabiotyrone · #56 (permalink) Fri Apr 27, 2012 16:50 pm *Re: Starting (Start or begin?)*

Thank you. Was very interesting.

Jungie229 · #57 (permalink) Fri Apr 27, 2012 20:21 pm *Starting (Start or begin?)*

Thank you Alan for this artical , I can differaciate between the meaning of the two words begin and start.

Zerade · #58 (permalink) Fri May 11, 2012 7:36 am *Starting (Start or begin?)*

Hello Mr. Alan,
I had the desire to read your article but when I started reading I saw that I do not understand much. Probably the solution is that more and more I read but my knowledge of grammar that we do not.
Zerade

Relina · #59 (permalink) Sat May 12, 2012 10:38 am *Starting (Start or begin?)*

Hello Mr. Alan,

It was an extremely amazing article. Thanks a lot.

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