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  1. 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 by a …

  2. What is the difference between the nouns start and beginning?

    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 to any time …

  3. conjunctions - Can I use "but" at the beginning of a sentence ...

    Jan 19, 2015 · For a while, using but to start a sentence was largely frowned upon. But, I think it is possible to use but at the beginning of a sentence, as long as it isn't overused. Am I right?

  4. grammaticality - Using "And" at the beginning of a sentence - English ...

    Jan 29, 2014 · But recently, I have seen so many prints, either in entertainment or in academia, where "And" is popularly used in the beginning of a sentence. It seems like the author is trying to connect …

  5. When do we need to put a comma after "so" at the beginning of a …

    Jun 19, 2011 · The comma looks too accidental and unpolished. So again, the best simple rule-of-thumb is to avoid comma-after-so (indeed comma after any FANBOYS) at the beginning of a sentence, …

  6. word choice - "At the beginning" or "in the beginning"? - English ...

    Are both expressions "At the beginning" "In the beginning" valid and equivalent? The first "seems wrong" to me, but it has more Google results.

  7. How to know if the beginning of a word is a true prefix

    Nov 9, 2022 · What's your definition of a true prefix? English has various categories of prefix - there are productive prefixes, non-productive prefixes, prefixes in words taken from other languages (where if …

  8. Word or Phrase for the beginning or end of an event or period of time ...

    Oct 21, 2013 · Terminus (plural termini, if you want to be stuffy) is the Latin word for either end of a 1-dimensional extent, and specifically of motion along that dimension. If one uses a Time Is Linear …

  9. How to end a letter beginning with "To whom it may concern"

    Mar 28, 2012 · How should one end - ie, sign-off - a letter that begins with "To whom it may concern"?

  10. What is the difference between "begin" and "start"?

    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] .