Grammar fix
change mind
decide differently
To decide to do something different after first having another idea or plan.
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Hear it in context
Notice where the phrase sounds natural.
I was going to go out tonight, but I changed my mind and stayed home instead.
At first, I wanted to study engineering, but after talking to my teachers, I changed my mind and chose business instead.
Fix the pattern
One small grammar move makes it sound right.
Not: I changed my mind about to go.
Say: I changed my mind about going.
'Change your mind ABOUT doing' (-ing), not 'to + verb'.
Which sounds natural?
Tap the one a native speaker would say.
'Reconsidered and altered my prior decision' is wordy; 'changed my mind' is the everyday phrase.
Build natural chunks
Words that usually travel with it.
change one's mind
- my mind
- about
- made up
- keep changing