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What's the difference between "she began playing" and "she began to play"?

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    Not a lot. The only real difference would be that the meaning of 'she began playing' would depend on the context. It could be "she began playing a song" (10 minutes ago) or "she began playing the xylophone" (10 years ago) - "she began to play" would normally mean the first option.

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