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today is not my day vs today was not my day

Both sentences are correct, but their verb tenses are different. 'Today is not my day' refers to the current day in progress, while 'today was not my day' refers to the current day at the end. The choice depends on what time of day it is.
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Last updated: July 25, 2024 • 48296 views

today is not my day

This phrase is correct and commonly used when referring to the current day.

This phrase is used to express that things are not going well on the current day.

Examples:

  • I keep making mistakes today. It's just not my day.
  • Today is not my day for sure.
  • Aug 14, 2015 ... Today is not my day. r/funny - Today is not my day. Archived post. New comments cannot be posted and votes ...
  • Sep 2, 2024 ... not gonna lie today is not my day hope you're having a better start to this new week! Viscount Organs.
  • Nov 3, 2023 ... Today is not my day. Misc. Set up a respooling station for work because the company we get our filament from has terrible quality control. I ...
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  • May 20, 2020 ... 62K likes, 491 comments - symphanisoto on May 20, 2020: "today is not my day. but there's tomorrow. Also should I keep the blonde or switch ...
  • Fanon:Chapter 5 - Today Is Not My Day ; Series. Fanon:Adventures of Li Hua ; Chapter. Chapter 5 ; Written by. IHeartAvatars ; Previous. Fanon:Chapter 4 - Party Time ...
  • May 16, 2024 ... Today is not my day. Second place in the inter-school Turkey championship. I had a problem with the burst of my tire during the cycling ...
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  • Aug 6, 2018 ... Have you ever started the day off on the wrong foot and thought, “Today is not my day?” (You may have even thought that today…
  • Title, Today is not my day: Development of a self-handicapping scale for competitive amateur distance runners. Author, Curtis, Diana.

Alternatives:

  • today is not going well for me
  • today is not a good day for me

today was not my day

This phrase is correct and commonly used when referring to a past day.

This phrase is used to express that things did not go well on a specific day in the past.

Examples:

  • Yesterday was not my day. Everything went wrong.
  • Last Monday was not my day at all.
  • Feb 17, 2023 ... 1218 likes, 29 comments - blindgrappler on February 17, 2023: "Black belt debut! Today was not my day losing my first match in overtime then ...
  • Sep 20, 2024 ... ... they go public! / @mrdarcy-olman. I Had A Plan! But Today Was Not My Day... 13K views · 2 weeks ago ...more. Mr Darcy & The Ol' Man. 114K.
  • Sep 22, 2024 ... Today was not my day. r/comiccon - Today was not my day. 38 upvotes · 20 comments. r/AFKJourney icon. r/AFKJourney · Today was finally my day. r ...
  • May 6, 2022 ... I'm so sorry today was not my day but will send u picture STEP TO STEP ON PIE AND POPOVER ROLLS FROM LST YEAR TOO WILL POSTED IM VERY SORRY ...
  • May 10, 2021 ... Today Was Not My Day at All (Monday Poem). by Jack Prelutsky. Today was not my day at all,. today was not my day,. for everything went wrong ...
  • Apr 29, 2014 ... The second sign that today was not my day was when I opened the white to-go box only to find every single piece of meat drenched in sauce. Damn!
  • I don't know what I did. Maybe I should take them to dinner or something? I don't know. Follow 'em on Instagram? I don't know, but today was not my day."

Alternatives:

  • yesterday was not a good day for me
  • last Monday was not going well for me

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