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Grapepark Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary
For once
I know this sentence is right.
"We only live once."
But what about these:
We only live for once
We only live for one time..
"We only live once."
But what about these:
We only live for once
We only live for one time..
Top answer
Only the first is correct. ).
- Only the first is correct.
- ).
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Only the first is correct. Live for <length of time> and live for <purpose> would be ok but you are specifying how many times (suggesting we should make the most of our lives!).
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Hi
I wouldn't see a problem with "You only live for the one time". However, your first sentence is right because it's perfect idiomatic English
So much so, that it's sometimes thought of with reference to the words of a Japanese poet:
- You only live twice
- Once when you are born
- And once when you look death in the face
The first line, of course, is
I wouldn't see a problem with "You only live for the one time". However, your first sentence is right because it's perfect idiomatic English
So much so, that it's sometimes thought of with reference to the words of a Japanese poet:
- You only live twice
- Once when you are born
- And once when you look death in the face
The first line, of course, is
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