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Two of the most frequently abused phrases in writing are '''began to''' and '''started to'''. These are phrases that should be used sparingly.

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'''He began to get on the bus'''.

Did he stop getting on? Unless something interrupted him, just let him get on. Make it:

'''He got on the bus'''.

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'''It began to rain'''.

This is where ''began to'' is useful. In this sentence, it implies that the rain is something that is still going on.

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Let's begin to remove unnecessary ''begin to''s. It slows down your sentences and doesn't really make sense when the action is completed.

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