English Language & Usage Asked on February 16, 2021
Are both expressions below valid and equivalent?
"During the beginning …" seems wrong to me.
Valid, yes, equivalent, no.
used to show an exact position or particular place:
from the beginning to the end of a particular period:
Which can be a period known as the "beginning."
Hence, one could say that at the beginning of a class, half the students had arrived, but during the beginning, as the teacher took attendance, all but two arrived.
Answered by Mary on February 16, 2021
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