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Default Re: Continue + infinitive or ing
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I began playing the piano when I was six. = I began to play the piano when I was six. Is there a slight difference of meaning between the 2 sentences or no difference at all ?
They both mean the same to me, but the first sounds a bit more natural. The second seems forced in this example, but it might be me
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