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Ana Luiza Antunes
What's the difference about 'begin' and 'start'?
"We can begin whenever you are ready". Can I write with start instead of begin or it's wrong?
Thanks for your help! =)
Jul 12, 2018 7:23 PM
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They are interchangeable. The difference is:
Begin is formal
Start is informal
July 12, 2018
Yes you say, 'We can start whenever you are ready.' As Craig says they are mostly interchangeable.
However there is a nuance in some cases with time between these two verbs
You can start a car and then begin driving. Start has the sense of an action happening immediately. You can never begin a car. You can start the machine you can never say you begin the machine.
July 12, 2018
Actually, is 'between' not 'about' =)
July 12, 2018
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Ana Luiza Antunes
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