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Discover LudwigThe phrase "and I almost started" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to express a moment of hesitation or a near action that was not completed, often in a narrative context.
Example: "I was about to share my thoughts on the topic, and I almost started, but then I decided to listen instead."
Alternatives: "and I nearly began" or "and I was close to starting."
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"I was there when she did it and I almost started crying during the photo shoot".
"I look at it and I almost started to cry because it had been so long," Shrum recalls.
I was agonisingly close to the finish but the fear of failure quickly swept away my confidence and I almost started to think I didn't care.
And I went through the pictures, and I almost started crying because I saw how hard this guy worked and how seriously he took the job.
"They were playing Beat It and I almost started to cry," she told the Associated Press, adding that she had brought her family to the event partly as a public display of her confidence in the jury's verdict.
Explaining how Clooney revealed the news, Damon said: "I was working with him last fall and he pulled me aside on set and I almost started crying.
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I almost started crying".
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I almost started wailing myself.
"I almost started crying," he said.
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