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I bought it around two months ago vs I bought it about two months ago

Both phrases are correct and commonly used in English. They are interchangeable and convey the same meaning.

Last updated: April 01, 2024 • 2757 views

I bought it around two months ago

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to indicate an approximate time in the past when something was purchased.

Examples:

I bought this book around two months ago.
She started her new job around two months ago.

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I bought the Gormans' place two months ago.
See, we met two months ago today on this exact street corner, and I bought her something to mark the occasion.
I bought you that book two months ago, and you're on the third page.
I bought it, like, a month ago.
I bought it a few months ago, with money my dad left me.
Dodged an attempted murder rap two months ago.
Jamal bought these trucks over two months ago.
Michael amended his will two months ago.
I stopped using telephones two months ago.
UN biological team hit it two months ago.
He stopped smoking two months ago.
Remodeling suggests this happened two months ago.
They split up two months ago.
It was two months ago and I was coming home...
It came up a month ago, and two months ago.
It's an amulet. I bought it from Misho, want to hang it around her neck.
Levi Yoder's parents filed a missing persons report about two months ago.
Two months ago I put a bullet in my head.
She applied two months ago and didn't tell me.
Two months ago, I saw your version in Madrid.

Alternatives:

I bought it about two months ago
I purchased it approximately two months ago
I got it roughly two months ago
I acquired it nearly two months ago
I obtained it close to two months ago

I bought it about two months ago

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to indicate an approximate time in the past when something was purchased.

Examples:

I bought this dress about two months ago.
He fixed the car about two months ago.

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Our victim, Chandler Ethan Ryan, bought this house about two months ago.
I appreciate that this question is out of date but that is because I had to submit it about two months ago, before the European Council in Copenhagen.
I bought the Gormans' place two months ago.
Levi Yoder's parents filed a missing persons report about two months ago.
He stepped on a land mine about two months ago.
He died about two months ago.
Reason being we had a case about two months ago, red hook.
She tragically fell at home about two months ago and died.
A spokesperson also says the last time Sutter was seen alive was about two months ago.
About two months ago I got a letter from San Francisco.
He was cited for disturbing the peace about two months ago.
I talked to her about two months ago on the phone.
She stopped calling and writing letters about two months ago.
Wilcox purchased a white cargo van about two months ago.
They worked for separate agencies but went freelance about two months ago.
At least the government thought so, until about two months ago.
About two months ago, he left for the day.
See, we met two months ago today on this exact street corner, and I bought her something to mark the occasion.
I bought you that book two months ago, and you're on the third page.
I bought it, like, a month ago.

Alternatives:

I bought it around two months ago
I purchased it approximately two months ago
I got it roughly two months ago
I acquired it nearly two months ago
I obtained it close to two months ago

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