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What is the difference between I'm originally from and I originate from and I grew up in and I was born in ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between I'm originally from and I originate from and I grew up in and I was born in ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
Do they all sound natural?
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@Timothee77
I’m originally from = this means that you are telling us both where you were born, and where you spent the early part of your life.
I originate from = don’t say this. It sounds pretentious and literary.
I was born in = this is specifically telling us the exact location where you entered the world.
I grew up in = this is to tell us where you spent either all or most of your childhood, The place where you went from zero years old to your late teens.
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