Which order sounds the more natural between「私は最近…」 and 「最近私は…」?


When giving news to Japanese friends, I always wonder if I should
write「私は[最近]{さいきん}こういう仕事をしています」 or 「[最近]{さいきん}、私はこういう仕事をしています」.

Is there a recommended order for temporal markers like [現在]{げんざい} or
[最近]{さいきん}? If both of them work, is there a different nuance to each?




Both are fine and the difference is small. When you pull out 最近 at the
beginning of the sentence like this, it sounds you are emphasizing (or
"topicalizing") it. Also in English, you can start a sentence with an
adverbial expression (e.g., "Today, ...", "Recently, ..." or "In this lesson,
..."), and it basically has the same effect.




Both are fine and the difference is small. When you pull out 最近 at the
beginning of the sentence like this, it sounds you are emphasizing (or
"topicalizing") it. Also in English, you can start a sentence with an
adverbial expression (e.g., "Today, ...", "Recently, ..." or "In this lesson,
..."), and it basically has the same effect.

