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I started working vs I started work

Both phrases are correct. However, they're used in slightly different contexts. 'I started working' is used when referring to the action of beginning to work on a specific task or project. On the other hand, 'I started work' is in reference to the action of beginning a job or employment.
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This phrase is correct and commonly used when referring to the action of beginning to work on a specific task or project.

"I started working"

This phrase is used when you want to express that you have begun working on something specific.

Examples:

  • I started working on the new project yesterday.
  • She started working on her presentation early in the morning.
  • Nov 9, 2022 ... I started working at 9am this morning, and I haven't taken a break since then. Susan started working at her new job in January. We started ...
  • Mar 9, 2024 ... I used to be ok with 6-8 hours of sleep, but ever since I started working out and getting more activity in general I started sleeping 8-9 hours on average, ...
  • I Started Working Out Less and This Happened… Posted on June 20, 2017 by Matt · working out. Our theme this month is “Better is Better.” It started off as ...
  • Apr 26, 2017 ... Ok, I cannot translate all the work of the French author who made a distinction between: I started TO work on it and I started workING on it ...
  • Apr 26, 2023 ... Jose Resendiz and I started working together in 2006 when he was two years out of college and I was two years out of law school.
  • Mar 1, 2024 ... I started working on December 22, 2023, but my first paycheck was January 4, 2024. Do I have to pay taxes for 2023 or does that fall under ...
  • Jun 29, 2024 ... I started working remotely in 1999, spending over half of my long career not in an office at all. (In fact I used to speak at conferences on ...
  • Sep 21, 2022 ... I started working the week after the pay period on a Tuesday and now it's the following week and I know I get a paycheck on Friday. Will I get paid for both ...
  • Dec 11, 2023 ... I started working on a schema and after closing OR and opening it again I can't save new changes to the schema · Support · Lucas.Belo December ...

Alternatives:

  • I began working
  • I commenced working
  • I initiated working
  • I kicked off working
  • I got started working

This phrase is correct and commonly used when referring to the action of beginning a job or employment.

"I started work"

This phrase is used when you want to express that you have started a new job or employment.

Examples:

  • I started work at the new company last week.
  • She started work as a teacher after graduating.
  • Oct 11, 2022 ... This day 30 years ago I started work with PwC (C&L as it was then). PwC is all I have ever known as a place to work. All I can say is that I picked well and I ...
  • Jul 26, 2023 ... I started work on the Visarch's cape ("No cape!") C&C Wanted Would anyone be interested in a picture of the various steps?
  • Sep 21, 2022 ... If I started work on Friday December 3 and I get paid bi-weekly and paydays are Fridays, on what date can I receive my first paycheck ...
  • Sep 29, 2022 ... If I started work on the 19th when would I get my first paycheck? The 30? Or October 15?
  • Jan 24, 2015 ... I started work on December 29th. Should I receive a W-2? All related (37).
  • Oct 17, 2019 ... I thought I knew about feminism – then I started work in a women's prison ... I thought I knew about feminism. I had the word “FEMINIST” written ...
  • Mar 19, 2024 ... Over 25 years ago, I started work in coffee, at the foot of the mountain. Making something so damned bitter and muddy taste palatable, let alone delicious, ...
  • Jan 16, 2016 ... In 1992, I started work at a French bistro in Minneapolis that for the longest time served the best onion soup I ever tasted.
  • Mar 24, 2024 ... 7 years ago today, I started work on pre-production for the long awaited Queen biopic, Bohemian Rhapsody. Working with Queen and the GK ...

Alternatives:

  • I began work
  • I commenced work
  • I initiated work
  • I kicked off work
  • I got started at work

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