Oct 18, 2012 · In the beginning is usually preferred alone and followed by a comma. But at the beginning is used together with a noun such as year, book, century, show ..etc.. ;) E.g. In the …

Dec 12, 2014 · The period will start in 15 minutes. vs I can barely remember the beginning of the period. Start has the sense of being a fixed point in time, while beginning could possibly refer …

But to "start" marks the actual/exact time of launching an activity (to understand more clearly, consider these two examples: This is just the beginning [meaning, all the initial period] . It's …

The beginning of the century is a period of time which is short compared to the century but rather long otherwise; Some people may use this phrase to mean the first decade or even longer. I …

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Mar 19, 2011 · As a writer, I use "And" at the beginning of sentences in novels. I take (what I consider) this poetic license typically to emphasize a thought in a narrative or to more closely …

Note that this is a "metaphoric" usage based on the spatial/directional connotations of from the beginning to the end. But in OP's final sentence, it's unlikely any list exists at all (and even if it …

Sep 18, 2020 · from the beginning to the end of a particular period: Which can be a period known as the "beginning." Hence, one could say that at the beginning of a class, half the students …

Oct 16, 2012 · Correct. The standard injunction to avoid using conjunctions (or conjuncts) at the beginning of a sentence was predicated on the assumption that such sentences tended to be …

Jul 28, 2020 · In an initial stage; beginning to happen or develop. Therefore, "incipient" should be used to describe things that are "immature" or "emerging." "Nascent" is defined as: (especially …