Where should I put already in this sentence ?
I've been playing with it for a few hours already, but still no luck.
For me it seems ok to put before verb been or before hours.
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I've been playing with it for a few hours already, but still no luck.
For me it seems ok to put before verb been or before hours.
Depending on what you wish to emphasize the position of "already" will vary.
Mid position
We usually put already in the normal mid position for adverbs (between the subject and the main verb, or after the modal verb or first auxiliary verb, or after be as a main verb).
We don’t use already between a verb and a direct object.
End position
We can use already at the end of a sentence for greater emphasis or to show greater surprise. This is especially common in informal speaking.
Front position
Less often, we put already in front position (before the subject). We don’t often put already in front position in informal speaking.
So with your sentence it can be either in the mid position or the end position:
It should be
I have already been playing with it for a few hours, but still no luck.