So I have a sentence like "the minute I started playing the video - it started to rain outside", but I feel like it can be structured better.
Can I say "enabled the video"? Or just "started the video"?
Thanks!
Proper form of "Started playing the video"
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Re: Proper form of "Started playing the video"
The minute I switched on the video it started raining outside.
switched on or turned on
started raining is more idiomatic
switched on or turned on
started raining is more idiomatic
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