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Discover LudwigThe phrase "I was about" is correct and usable in written English
It is typically used to indicate that someone was on the verge of doing something or that an action was imminent. Example: "I was about to leave the house when I realized I forgot my keys."
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I was about 18.
I was about 6 then.
Yet I knew what I was about".
I stopped when I was about 30.
I was about to give up.
I think I was about six.
"I was about to cry".
When I was about six.
"That's how confident I was about pitching".
"I was about ready to dash".
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I was about 10 years old.
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