Vincent Teo  +  545126 Tue, 22 Jul 08 11:05 PM Can I say, (i) At / IN the beginning of the race, the hare ran very fast. 9ii) The hare ran very fast At / IN the beginning (of the race) Vincent Teo Joined on Sat, Mar 31 2007 Veteran Member 5,660

	Philip  +  545136 Tue, 22 Jul 08 11:37 PM I would use 'at', reserving 'in' for Genesis. Philip Joined on Thu, Jun 23 2005 Veteran Member 8,733 At reise er at leve! - H. C. Andersen

	Cool Breeze  +  545357 Wed, 23 Jul 08 10:21 AM Vincent Teo “Can I say, (i) At / IN the beginning of the race, the hare ran very fast. 9ii) The hare ran very fast At / IN the beginning (of the race) ”   A reasonably good rule of thumb: if of occurs after beginning or end, use at: At the beginning of the race, at the end of the race If of is not used, use in: Everything seemed easy in the beginning. He became happy in the end. CB Cool Breeze Joined on Fri, Apr 7 2006 Senior Member 3,970 "I hope you'll all live to be 150 years old - and the last voice you hear is mine!" Frank Sinatra on stage in Oslo, Norway, 28 September 1991

	Cool Breeze  +  545362 Wed, 23 Jul 08 10:47 AM New2grammar “I'm a big fan of your rules, CB including this one!!! You make my life easier. ”   My pleasure!  CB Cool Breeze