Begin vs. Start
- It is time to begin/start work.
- When the sun came out, the snow began/started to melt.
Cases where begin is not possible
Start (but not begin) is used to mean:
a) start a journey
- We started at six.
b) start working (for machines)
- At last the car started.
c) make (machines) start
- How do you start a computer?
