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Discover LudwigThe phrase 'scarcely began' is correct and usable in written English
It is used to express the idea that something has just started or has not gone very far. For example: "He had scarcely begun his presentation when he realized he had left the important documents at home."
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This history of freedom isn't past; it has scarcely began.
An $85 billion proposal put forward Thursday morning by Max Baucus, the chairman of the Finance Committee, and by Charles Grassley, the committee's top Republican, scarcely began to grapple with the $266 billion in provisions for jobs and stimulus that President Obama proposed in his budget.
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And the Civil War has scarcely begun.
Sao Paulo, by contrast, has scarcely begun to actBy contrast, Sao Paulo has scarcely begun to act.
And the backlash has scarcely begun.
In other countries, however, the equity cult has scarcely begun.
But Booker's Newark education had scarcely begun.
Work on a credible police force has scarcely begun.
They have scarcely begun the long march back from there.
He moved into 451 in 1883, when the house was scarcely finished & the others scarcely begun.
Before he invented the Checkered Game of Life, Milton Bradley had scarcely begun to think of happiness.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com