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I started shouting at them. vs I started to shout at them.

Both phrases are correct and commonly used in English. They convey the same meaning, but there is a slight difference in nuance. 'I started shouting at them' implies that the action of shouting began, while 'I started to shout at them' suggests the intention or the beginning of the action.

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I started shouting at them.

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase indicates that the action of shouting began at a certain point in the past.

Examples:

  • I started shouting at them when they wouldn't listen.
  • She started shouting at the top of her lungs.
  • The teacher started shouting at the students for misbehaving.
  • Jessica 11: A group of white girls were shouting at my friend threatening to get their brother to beat him up, I started shouting at them to stick up for my friend.
  • Apr 15, 2014 ... So I started shouting at them for bursting into a woman's room, which is really not done in a place like Pakistan, you know. And that's when the ...
  • Mar 24, 2015 ... I was so mad that I started shouting at them. The other one was just laying down while the one I slapped was working on her. she said she ...
  • Oct 10, 2013 ... I think it was the first and the last time I really got angry: I started shouting at them, I said: "You are good for nothing, useless people you can ...

Alternatives:

  • I began shouting at them.
  • I started yelling at them.
  • I commenced shouting at them.
  • I initiated shouting at them.
  • I kicked off shouting at them.

I started to shout at them.

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase suggests the intention or the beginning of the action of shouting at a certain point in the past.

Examples:

  • I started to shout at them, but then I calmed down.
  • She started to shout at the referee for making a bad call.
  • He started to shout at his boss before controlling his anger.
  • I started to shout at them but my Mandarins sucks! One of them tried to pull me down but I know it was a freaking old hag! I was like “you bitch!” and try to push ...
  • Dec 8, 2011 ...I started to shout at them and when they didn't respond I kicked one in the back of his leg pretty hard with the heel of my stiletto. He yelped a ...
  • Jan 20, 2006 ... I was so angry that I started to shout at them, had they not taken enough and could they not leave our dog with us? Then one of them lashed out ...
  • Nov 28, 2008 ... I started to shout at them ,lool .I asked them didn't they know that was haram? A sin ?Then I hung up . The next time I was on the phone she ...

Alternatives:

  • I began to shout at them.
  • I started yelling at them.
  • I commenced to shout at them.
  • I initiated to shout at them.
  • I kicked off to shout at them.

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