What's the difference between "start to do sth." and "start doing sth."?
What's the difference between "start to do sth." and "start doing sth."?

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they are the same
i started to cook two hours ago.
i started cooking two hours ago.
unlike stop which has two different meaning
he stopped to smoke a cigarette. it means that he wanted to smoke a cigarette so he stopped ,the car , for example, to smoke.
he stopped smoking. it means that he gave up smoking, so he doesn't smoke anymore.

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its both same in the meaning

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No difference.  Since "start/starting" are always in the future, they have the same meaning (e.g., "I look forward to meeting you/I am looking forward to meeting you").