Starting with, not at first, but at the end of the day? At this point in time, when we start “from” to “up then,” must we see “starting from”?
What is the exact difference between starting with and beginning from an answer?
If you were to answer the following
- two sentences, please give me all the names starting
- with A. I can gather that starting from means
that I am interested in finding out all the names, but I have requested the listener to start listing names that begin with the letter A. Starting with means that I am only
interested in names that start with the letter A, such as Anthony, Alice, etc.
Why do we spend so much money
on food?
Does the phrase starting with to starting from make a difference in this case?
And what is the big deal with this paper?
I want all the names starting with A. Starting
with A is only for the word to begin with A. Adam
- Alfred
- Please
give me all the names starting from A. Starting
from A is for the word to start with A and all the words to start with the letter, after A without beginning
- with
- A.
- Adam
Chris John Your wording makes the difference less clear. What are the terms if the first line is clearer?
Please give me all the names from the letter C. When
there is no known ordering, they mean the same thing so
with or from can be used interchangeably in the following example.
What are some tips on how to cut back on spending on food?
I’m of the opinion they can be used interchangeably if there is no order to what is being started with/from, though with is more correct in my opinion. Starting from doesn’t include items before or after an item. So it’s a
different order.
A: List all names beginning with the
letter A (but don’t list any other names) B: List all names (but begin with those that
start with with the letter A) but OP’s third sentence can only mean B above.
In the above, it’s implicit that a notional “list” already exists, arranged in some natural sequence (probably, alphabetical ), so it makes sense to starting “reading out” that list from a specified point. Known as from the beginning to the end, note that this is a “metaphoric” usage based on the spatial/directional connotations. -Swap + Spin x. The following definitions are available for this usage when selected by a user.
Now to talk about OP’s sentences – it’s likely or unlikely any list exists at all (and even if it did, there’s no obvious sequence). Idiomatically, unless there’s some reason we wish to emphasise the starting point (and subsequent sequence), we start with the first item.
If the first item is not the item, we first have to see it first, so that we can get the correct initial (and later item) set then.
