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Nicetomeetyou Posted 9 years ago
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When I was a child?

Which construction is more common and sound natural? When I was a child and started learning.....or When I started learning....as a child?

A) When I was a child and started learning how to play the piano, I really found myself enjoying it.

B) When I started learning how to play the piano as a child, I really found myself enjoying it.

  

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nicetomeetyou When I was a child and started learning how to play the piano, I really found myself enjoying it. B) When I started learning how to play the piano as a child, I really found myself enjoying it. To me, they seem to be convoluted.

  • nicetomeetyou When I was a child and started learning how to play the piano, I really found myself enjoying it.
  • B) When I started learning how to play the piano as a child, I really found myself enjoying it.
  • To me, they seem to be convoluted.
  • I would say this: As a child, when I started to learn how to play piano, I really found myself enjoying it.
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nicetomeetyou When I was a child and started learning how to play the piano, I really found myself enjoying it. B) When I started learning how to play the piano as a child, I really found myself enjoying it.

To me, they seem to be convoluted.

I would say this:

As a child, when I started to learn how to play piano, I really found myself enjoying

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