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What is the difference between I was a turtle in a past life. and I was a turtle in my past life. ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between I was a turtle in a past life. and I was a turtle in my past life. ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
Does the first sound natural in the first place? I came across that.
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5 Sep 2019
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"in my past life" implies you only had one past life, whereas "in a past life" suggests you might have had one or more past lives and you were a turtle in one of them
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No difference. Yes they both sound natural.
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"in my past life" implies you only had one past life, whereas "in a past life" suggests you might have had one or more past lives and you were a turtle in one of them
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