Anonymous  +  493590 Thu, 27 Mar 08 01:27 PM  Hi, I'd like to ask you about the following sentence. (1) I tried to make up for lost time. (2) I tried to make up for my lost time. (3) I tried to make up for the lost time.    Among (1),(2) and (3), which sounds most natural? Is there any difference in meaning among them?   Anonymous

	RayH  +  493611 Thu, 27 Mar 08 02:34 PM Anonymous “ Hi, I'd like to ask you about the following sentence. (1) I tried to make up for lost time. (2) I tried to make up for my lost time. (3) I tried to make up for the lost time.  Among (1),(2) and (3), which sounds most natural? Is there any difference in meaning among them? ” (1) is by far the most common. I'm not sure I've ever heard either of the others in everyday speech. RayH Joined on Sat, Mar 22 2008 Contributing Member 1,555 Native speaker of U. S. English. Not a grammar expert.