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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
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Today I played the best way I have ever played 'in' my life.

Is of possible instead of in?
  

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No. But you can say eg Today I played the best game of my life. It's rather idiomatic.

— Clive

  • No.
  • But you can say eg Today I played the best game of my life.
  • It's rather idiomatic.
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No.

But you can say eg Today I played the best game of my life.
It's rather idiomatic.
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No is that 'of' is not possible instead of 'in'?

Also, is the sentence I wrote grammatically correct but not idiomatic?
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Would it also be correct to say: Today I have played the best game of my life. Just added 'have'?
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AnonymousWould it also be correct to say: Today I have played the best game of my life. Just added 'have'?
Yes, as a statement of life experience. I see nothing wrong with 'in my life', but as Clive says, the idiom uses 'of'.
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Thank you. How about adding 'have' to the sentence?

Today I have played......

Is it OK to add have to Clive's sentence?
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AnonymousIs it OK to add have to Clive's sentence?
I have explained above.
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For that specific sentence: today I played the best ever I have played in my life.

Does the word 'of' work? Does not sound good in that sentence. But in the one that Clive provided sounds like both are possible but of course the idiom is Of.
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AnonymousDoes the word 'of' work?
No. Idiomatic phrases do not take kindly to variations, especially odd ones.
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I understand because that sentence is not idiomatic so only the word 'in' works and not 'of'?

Thanks again.
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This is the appropriate sentence:

Today I played the best I have ever played in my life.
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