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.

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 hence has a …

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 people starting a …

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. Is there a similar w...

At the beginning of the century. In the beginning of the century. How to clearly distinguish when to use at, or in?

He’s been with us from the beginning. Is there a difference between from and since in the context of the quoted sentence?

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.

Oct 21, 2013 · I'm looking for a single word to indicate a point in time which is either the beginning or end of an event. Edit, for a better example: A bell rings at the start a round of boxing. A bell rings a...

Nov 27, 2019 · One of my dissertation readers insisted on the rule. I've found it no bother to accommodate the guideline when asked - it's easy enough to find and replace all in a word …

Jul 4, 2014 · As noted by other commenters, some writers prefer to avoid "Also, .. " in formal writing. But there is one use of 'also' at the start of a sentence which is in fact more prevalent in formal than in …