word choice - "At the beginning" or "in the beginning"? - English ...
Oct 18, 2012 · Are both expressions "At the beginning" "In the beginning" valid and equivalent? The first "seems wrong" to me, but it has more Google results.
What is the difference between the nouns start and beginning?
Dec 12, 2014 · The main difference is in the etymology. 'Start' comes from Old High German; 'begin' is probably West Germanic. We also have 'commence' that came from French, and …
When should we capitalize the beginning of a quotation?
May 2, 2023 · Basically, I am somewhat confused when a quotation should be capitalized. My understanding is that if a) one quotes the full original sentence and b) this quotation is set off …
grammaticality - Using "And" at the beginning of a sentence
Jan 29, 2014 · I would offer an expansion on those answers concluding that it is not forbidden to start a sentence with "And." The examples thus far are all short sentences which are arguably …
What is the word for "since the begining of time"?
May 26, 2016 · We have the word "eternal" that refers to something that will exist forever, something that never ends, which is related to the word "eternity" that refers to the end of time. …
punctuation - When do we need to put a comma after "so" at the ...
Jun 19, 2011 · I noticed that most of the times when the conjunction "so" is used at the beginning of a sentence, it is followed by a comma: So, this gets published but the fact that it is …
grammaticality - Sentences beginning with "so"? - English …
Sep 26, 2011 · This also came up on either a BBC or CBC science program, but not as a linguistically-oriented discussion. Over the last two or three years I've noticed a lot more …
expressions - What is one word or short phrase to describe …
Oct 10, 2014 · What is the grammatically accurate word or short phrase to describe a thing that has neither a beginning nor an end? Not looking for metaphors here.
prepositions - "At the beginning of the century" or "in the …
At the beginning of the century. In the beginning of the century. How to clearly distinguish when to use at, or in?
Meaning of sentences begining with "such is..." [closed]
Jun 24, 2022 · Meaning of sentences begining with "such is..." [closed] Ask Question Asked 3 years, 5 months ago Modified 3 years, 4 months ago