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The phrase "I initially wanted" is correct and usable in written English
You can use it when expressing a desire or intention that you had at the beginning of a situation or before a change occurred.
Example: "I initially wanted to travel to Europe this summer, but I changed my plans due to budget constraints."
Alternatives: "I first intended" or "I originally wished."
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"I initially wanted to be an elephant, but it wasn't going very well.
ROSIE PEREZ ("White Men Can't Jump," "Fearless"): I initially wanted to do this round table because of my stepdaughter, because she told me that there was a Web site where I was nude.
"I initially wanted to be an Olympic distance athlete, but I realised my talents lay in the longer distance".
I initially wanted to read about Samburu food, but it is not until Chapter 3 that the first vignette of eating practices is introduced.
They were so sweet and lovely, it made me remember why I initially wanted to be an actor".
"I initially wanted to shoot this all as a one-take film, but there were several reasons why this wasn't possible, the big one being safety," Partington says.
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I had initially wanted to upgrade the hard drive so I could finally dual boot between Mac OS X and Windows 7, since the old drive, a 250GB model, was pretty much filled to capacity.
"I had initially wanted to bring the French patisserie Ladurée to Hong Kong," she said.
Rory came to HBO with 'Pandemic,' and I think initially wanted us to finance the entire project.
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