In general the verbs start and begin are synonyms. Hence, there may be examples. I rang my cell phone, when I think my phone had stopped. What do I do?

My cell phone suddenly started to ring. What do I do?

What are some good ideas, and why should we use them?

In situations like this I tend to go for a more proper tense. Assuming the sentence is “past tense” as I use one example not the other. My

telephone rang. What did you do then?

Should the extra words began or started be unnecessary and if you use ringing that indicates to me present tense whereas began and started are both past

tense.

And here is an article from: http://www.english-test.net/article/24/index.html. Alex Townend).html (Author: Alex Townend). Who tells him the difference between “start” and “beget”.

Where as an educational entrepreneur we start? Where should I start? Shall we start at the beginning, start at the beginning? That last one was good enough for the Welsh poet, Dylan Thomas to be on his famous play for voices, Under Milk Wood first broadcast in February 1954 from The BBC 14 December. The actor Richard Burton intoned the lines: “To begin at the beginning” is like so many couples in the English language a really troublesome pair because of the problem of choosing the right one for the appropriate use and occasion. I’ve learned English if I read

2 sentences in the first sentence. I am happy that I have re-edited it, took it back to the basic point and used it again as the second sentence. What would you choose? I have a theory about these verbs which I want to try out in order to test its validity. What makes both words different? Why are they different? “Bad” has a sense of leisure and “Start” has the idea of urgency. One of the more memorable words is when indicating the idea of beginning in the sense — don’t ask me to explain that word’s relationship with the pair, suffice it to say that it covers both meanings — but there is a difference in interpretation. So are the words “start” and “increase” used to describe suddenness. In fact, if you said half asleep and you were unaware that there was anybody else there you would say if you unexpectedly heard or saw them: “Oh, you did gave me a

start”, or as an extension of the verb: You startled me. What other word could be used to say: “My car starts straightaway on the morning”. Then again you could say to someone who starts right on the morning. If you said, “My car started in the morning”, people would ask what it was going to do next. What is the Hebrew translation of the Bible and why is it used?

Is the word “Start” ludicrous? If you want to get on with a meeting because nobody is paying attention to you, you

might say: “Shall we start? ” And so indicate that there is a lot to do and time is important. Is this “shall we start?” is much more relaxed. If you’ve never heard the verb “start” before, take this sentence: “Charlie (baby) started talking at the age of two and Charlie (chairman) began

talking at two o’clock” (Paul’s definition of all)”. “Thanks ten years of learning”. Give them a chance. What does it take to learn English? I’ve started to learn English” suggests possibly “I have to for my job” or “I’ve thought about it for a long time and now decided the time is right”. Whereas “I’ve begun to learn English” gives the idea that you’ve taken up this as a hobby and it might be of interest to other people.

If you had to give the verbs a personality, you might well describe start as “impetuous, decisive and efficient”. Begin can possibly be described as’relaxed, unhurried and good-natured’.

What were your thoughts on this as a new student?

According to most people (and dictionaries),’start’ and ‘begin’ are synonyms and are interchangeable as in the case of your example. What are the several cases where they stand different.

The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language states that only start cannot imply setting out and all things have to pass. Therefore, only begin is meant by only start, not necessarily move.. It also notes that begin often means to take the first step in performing or to come Into Being.

Stand here and visit for a few minutes until trains start.

Michael Swan (Practical English Usage, 2nd ed.) (2016, 2016). The Oxford University Press, 1995) lists these instances in which start ( but not start ), is used:

1. start new journey, I think we ought to start at six while the roads are empty.

2. If I stop working (For machines), will the car not start.

3. How do you start a washing machine? What

would you conclude from cases described above that, while “start” can be interchanged in most cases like your example, only begin is possible for this.

Reference: Pearson Education.

Reference: Pearson University Faculty of Education.