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Is it ok to use "lifetime experience" or "experience of a lifetime" instead of "lifetime of experience"?

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Rebecca

"Lifetime of experience" here in this video is a bit of an exaggerated way to say "many years of experience." Thus, "lifetime experience" and "experience" are both not appropriate here as they express different things. "Lifetime experience" is grammatically incorrect and does not hold any particular meaning, whereas "experience of a lifetime" is usually used to describe experiences that are so rare and amazing, they only happen once in a lifetime. Thus, "lifetime/many years of experience" is still the best way of expressing the speaker's intended meaning. Ex: We went to Hawaii for our honeymoon and it was the experience of a lifetime. Ex: Tony has a lifetime of experience, so he is able to discuss a wide variety of topics with anyone.

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