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unpredictablecrow
30 abr 2015

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¿Cuál es la diferencia entre "to start" y "to start up" y "to start off" ?Puedes dar oraciones como ejemplo.

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sky3
30 abr 2015

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"To start" can be used for pretty much anything.

"I started the project."
"I will start the race when I'm ready."
"I'll start the car."

I typically only hear "start up" for machinery, though you can use "to start" for this as well.

"Let's start up the engine."
"I'll start up the computer."

"To start off" is commonly used in reference to the past when telling a story.

"I started off doing well in the race, but then couldn't keep it up."
"I started off telling her all about my day, but she interrupted."

Hope this helps!

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