start to "something"

[maiabulela]

Dear all,

A surfer says:

"So today we start the Double elimination. I start to the second round so it’s pretty hard for me because I will have to do a lot of heats and more I do it the more I feel stressed and tired"

I can't get what he means by "start to"! Is it like "start with"? Why he said "to"?

Thanks a lot.

[BobK]

No idea. Do you think this is a native speaker? Perhaps this is some surfers' jargon...

b

[Bennevis]

Dear all,

A surfer says:

"So today we start the Double elimination. I start to the second round so it’s pretty hard for me because I will have to do a lot of heats and more I do it the more I feel stressed and tired"

I can't get what he means by "start to"! Is it like "start with"? Why he said "to"?

Thanks a lot.

I start the second round.
No need to use to.

But you can say I'm making my start to the second round.

Correct me if I'm wrong.

[SoothingDave]

Surfers are probably one of the worst subcultures to try to learn English from.

[Raymott]

Surfers are probably one of the worst subcultures to try to learn English from.

I agree, but I'd extend this to sportspeople in general.

[maiabulela]

No idea. Do you think this is a native speaker? Perhaps this is some surfers' jargon...

b

Yes! He is from Germany! Thanks a lot,

[BobK]

Yes! He is from Germany! Thanks a lot,

There it is - he's presumably translating am zweiten Rund (or whatever...my German's pretty shaky). The English would be 'We're starting[/about to start] on the second round'.

b