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Discover LudwigThe phrase "started to say" is correct and usable in written English.
It is used to indicate that someone began to speak but did not complete their statement. For example: "He started to say something, but then stopped himself."
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I started to say hello.
She started to say something.
"Nobody is lacking," she started to say.
Finally I just started to say "normal".
"By the time you're 12 – " Mr. Lee started to say.
So, what I started to say last night: good start.
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He starts to say, you know, "Mak!
Peggy would start to say.
"Yes, of course," he starts to say.
One or two people were starting to say the unsayable.
"People are starting to say: 'We don't need immigrants.
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