Do following sentences imply same thing and Is there anything wrong with the first one?
1) Were you bullied as a kid?
2) Were you bullied in your childhood?
Answer
1) Were you bullied as a kid?
2) Were you bullied in your childhood?
Yes, they mean the same thing. No, there is nothing wrong with the first sentence.
The as a kid part describes the age of the person who was (supposedly) bullied.
I forgot how to exactly name this construction. An adjunct of time, probably? Here's an example:
I travelled a lot as a kid. (When I was a kid, I travelled a lot)
P.S. To me, the sentences mean the same, but to some native speakers, there's a slight difference: see other answers. To other native speakers they also mean the same though.
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