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Way to say "Re-taken up"

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I am looking for a nice neat way to say "re-taken up"

basically...I want to say that I have started doing something (hobby) that I did when I was a child

I want to avoid "I have again taken up playing...."

any ideas?

Neil J Cotton
Technical Consultant
Anix Group Ltd
 
How about "resumed"?

I have resumed playing the guitar.

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That sounds to sterile, like I have stopped, for 5 minutes and started again.

Neil J Cotton
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I've revisited my youth.

Fee

The question should be [red]Is it worth trying to do?[/red] not [blue] Can it be done?[/blue]
 
Fanks.

(Too true though).

Fee

The question should be [red]Is it worth trying to do?[/red] not [blue] Can it be done?[/blue]
 
I think part of the trouble you're having is that saying, "I've taken up chess" denotes that you are a neophyte but enthusiastic to become proficient.

I agree that "resumed" fails to convey all of that.

But I don't see why you're opposed to using "again". Something like, "After a 20-year hiatus, I've once again taken up Tiddlywinks."

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If I were to take up horseback riding again, I would say, "I'm riding again."

"NOTHING is more important in a database than integrity." ESquared
 
I'm giving myself another chance at tiddley-winks."

Susan
"Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls, and looks like work." - Thomas A. Edison
 
reawaken?

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I recently picked up my Weeble Wobbles for the first time since I was 6. I hope that with diligent practice I'll be able to make it to the national championships next summer."

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It may be a local thing, but I've often heard 'Started-back'

Everybody is somebodys Nutter.
 
I'd build on what anotherhiggins has mentioned about timing; should you use 'resumed', 'recommenced' or similar, none of the words impart any sense of the intervening period, so you'd be wise to specify it.

soi la, soi carré
 
returned?
recommenced?

[thumbsup2] Wow, I'm having amnesia and deja vu at the same time.
I think I've forgotten this before.


 
I've started taking horseback riding lessons again.

They're only a quarter at the mall.

DonBott

Does not play well with others
 
donbott said:
I've started taking horseback riding lessons again.

They're only a quarter at the mall
[rofl]

[thumbsup2] Wow, I'm having amnesia and deja vu at the same time.
I think I've forgotten this before.


 
My passion for <insert hobby> has been rekindled
 
I've returned to posting in MAI.

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[small]I can say nothing, which is cowardly, I can lie, which is immoral, or I can tell the truth, which will upset people. - Tiki Barber[/small]
 
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