: Re: Do words like "start", "realize", and "decide" add ambiguity to actions? My heart started to race. Did the heart actually race or not yet? Later that night, I realized I couldn't

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Couple of useful answers here but here's my take which is another way of looking Kit J Fox's answer.

It's about energy.

"My heart raced" has immediacy and energy. "My heart started to race" is as limp as a biscuit dipped in tea (or coffee, your choice).

"I couldn't sleep" vs "that really long-winded thing you wrote", the same.

Ditto "We went out onto the balcony" as opposed to the other thing.

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