at the beginning vs. in the beginning

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MiaL

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Hi!

I would like to know if there is a difference in use between at the beginning and in the beginning. Is at the beginning more frequent?

Thank you for your answer,

Mia
 

MiaL

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.... is it more common to use "in the beginning" in phrases such as: "In the beginning there was nothing"?
 

silkyroader

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In the beginning is usually preferred alone and followed by a comma. But at the beginning is used together with a noun such as year, book, century, show ..etc.. ;)
 
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matilda

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at the beginnig means at the start point of every task.a sentence or a phrase always follows this expression.
At the begining of the next week, i'll visit Mr. Anderson.

but if you say in the beginning, you can not add a preposition after it. you can say:
in the begining , Mary went to the cinema.

Hope that helps

Matilda
 

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