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Alfredo Mora
what is the difference betwen "start" and "begin"?
Jul 10, 2015 6:21 PM
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You can type your exact question into Google and find plenty of explanations. Try it! You'll find they're pretty much the same in meaning, except for certain collocations, eg. "start a car" ("begin a car" makes no sense).
July 10, 2015
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Yes, they are basically the same, but they could have slightly different nuances depending upon the sentence. I looked through this site that describes this well (with sample sentences):
http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/21043/what-is-the-difference-between-begin-and-start
July 10, 2015
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They basically mean the same, although "begin" has more a feeling that whatever began will last some time.
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