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PreciousJones Posted 14 years ago
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I spent all my summers in New York as a boy. Or

I spent all my summer in New York when I was a boy.

Are both useable and mean the same thing? Thanks!
  

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Yes, both are useable and mean the same thing. However, for the sake of style, I would use the phrase at the beginning of the sentence: When I was a boy / As a boy.....

  • Yes, both are useable and mean the same thing.
  • However, for the sake of style, I would use the phrase at the beginning of the sentence: When I was a boy / As a boy.....
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Yes, both are useable and mean the same thing. However, for the sake of style, I would use the phrase at the beginning of the sentence:
When I was a boy / As a boy.....

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