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 …

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 …

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 …

Jul 1, 2018 · Is there a single word for: something that has no beginning or without a beginning

Jan 29, 2014 · It is perfectly all right to begin a sentence with a conjunction. It is a special form of emphasis, used to elevate a clause to a position of more influence and importance. I hold that …

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 …

Aug 16, 2022 · I've come across the following quote by Lewis Carroll in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland: Begin at the beginning, the King said, very gravely, and go on till you come to the …

Jan 22, 2013 · Yes, you can start a sentence with whereas. For example: Whereas, Arbor Day was first observed in Nebraska with the plantation of more than a million trees, it is now …

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 …