Are any of these alternative answers possible ?

Question

Are any of these alternative answers possible?

1. Je me souviens toujours de la première fois ... (In place of encore - I often have trouble with encore and toujours in this context of still, but in some cases I believe they can both be equally correct?)

2. Elle a passé la plupart de sa carrière ... (in place of la majorité or l’essentiel)

3. ... dont elle a souffert pendant toute sa vie (in place of ... don’t elle a souffert tout au long de sa vie)

Thanks

Cécile Janty-Davies · Accepted Answer

Hi Paul,
Yes, all your sentences are alternatives and correct...

Anne Davies · Answer

Toujours and plupart in "Je me souviens toujours" and "la plupart de sa carrière" are both marked wrong! I feel better for knowing they are possible, even if not the best options.

Cécile Janty-Davies · Answer

Bonjour Anne (and Paul),
There can be many alternatives to expressing an idea, and we can't use all of them as possibilities within the system.
The only thing I would correct to my initial answer is 'la plupart de sa carrière' as having checked in France "Ça sonne faux", "it doesn't sound right", as 'la plupart' is usually followed by a plural -
La plupart des gens = Most of the people
La plupart des utilisateurs = Most of the users
etc.
and traditionally used with countable things.
But you could say -
La plupart du monde = Most of the people
 
Bonne Continuation !