"All my life I've been dogged by depression." Or, "I've been looking backwards all my life, as if I could change the past, which I cannot." Or, "My whole life has been filled with disappointments." Or, "As I look back over my whole life, I see certain patterns emerging." Or, "My whole life could be made into a compelling autobiography."

You would say a whole loaf of bread or a whole person, since these are single objects not usually considered a collection of parts. The expression “whole life” considers one’s life to be a single unit that has not been subdivided. An “entire life” means all the parts (years? experiences?) of a life. In this case either could be used.

2012年8月5日 · Which form you choose (life or lives) depends on which meaning you are going after. One meaning of "life" is: life (n.) The period from birth to death. But a separate meaning is: life (n.) A particular type or aspect of human existence. The events and experiences that are typical of a particular place or group of people.

No real difference in the example you've given. It depends on the context, really. Say this was one person addressing a third-party from a group of many. In this case 'we wait all our life' might be misconstrued to be speaking for oneself in a pseudo-royal sense, while 'all our lives' is unmistakably speaking for the whole group. Up to you, I ...

2018年1月10日 · The well-known saying “happy wife, happy life”, despite its popularity, is not present in dictionaries. Nonetheless, there appear to be a fair amount of literature about it, such as: Exposing the Myth of ‘Happy Wife Happy Life (goodmanpronect.com) Happy Wife, Happy Life: Why It's ACTUALLY True (womenhealthmag.com)

2017年2月21日 · A person who loves life or living systems. (The Free Dictionary) It does lean more towards living things, like nature, but I see no reason why it can describe someone who generally loves all aspects of life, thus leading to a full living of it. It describes a person who exhibits Biophilia: Biophilia

2017年7月14日 · The last years of his life were spent at El Tovar, regaling the tourists with his colorful and imaginary incidents of the wild and woolly days. He was quite proud of his Munchausenian abilities. Dama Margaret Smith - I Married a Ranger

2014年9月19日 · Since I have spelled the word this way my whole life and none of my English teachers/professors ever crossed out this "misspelling," is it not technically incorrect, just discouraged? Or perhaps it is archaic, which is why I could only find it defined in a legal dictionary with a capital "C:" Curiousity, not curiousity.

2011年3月1日 · Per Strunk and White's Elements of Style, p. is used to denote 1 page, pp. to denote a range of pages. This form of citation is used when you are using brief/in text citations.

2012年12月26日 · They had a whole 'nother floor besides this." I have no particulars about this article/story, including its characters and setting. Life and Labor magazine was published in Chicago, Illinois. From an advertisement in The New Yorker, volume 49 (1925): SHE'S A WHOLE 'NOTHER MOTHER when she slips into our deliciously romantic morning glory robe ...