Everyday English
as a starting point
initial basis
Used to describe something that helps you begin developing or exploring an idea, plan, or subject.
Hear it in real life
How should we plan the trip?
We can use the school holidays as a starting point.
Let's use these three questions as a starting point for the discussion.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: Use this list for a starting point.
Say: Use this list as a starting point.
Use “as,” not “for,” in this fixed expression.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
use something as a starting point; take something as a starting point
Your turn: say it out loud
Let's use these three questions as a starting point for the discussion.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
as a starting point
initial basis
“Let's use these three questions as a starting point for the discussion.”
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