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Discover Ludwig"I was acting" is a perfectly correct and usable phrase in written English.
You can use it whenever you need to indicate that you were performing or pretending a certain behavior or role at a certain time. For example: "I was acting surprised when she walked in the room, but I had already known she was coming."
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Weisz: When I was acting I didn't think about themes, because I can't act a theme.
The answer was: when I was acting.
"I was acting like a classification officer," he recalls.
But really I was acting on my own.
I was acting as an umpire in military manoeuvres".
I had to write, and I was acting, roughly speaking.
I was acting city manager in Long Beach in 1966.
"I was acting as David's friend," Moss said.
"I was acting in a TV series called Private Eye.
"I was acting like I was 14," Mr. Cohen said, shaking his head with chagrin.
"I just felt there were a couple of scenes where I was acting too much".
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com