The phrase "a version of itself" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing something that has been modified or adapted while still retaining its original essence or characteristics.
Example: "The software update is essentially a version of itself, with improved features and bug fixes."
Alternatives: "an iteration of itself" or "a variation of itself".
He is shackling Labour to a version of itself that has just enough truth in it to make escape all the harder.
It's all awful, bloody awful, and now that it even contains a version of itself within itself, Big Brother has become a reality TV human centipede that has coiled around to nibble its own bum.
Hodd - a story, we must presume, already only a version of itself - allows us to watch both processes as they remake a reality that, in a sense, never existed.
Furthermore, the study's findings remain unchanged even when using a statistical model known as a synthetic control that gives more weight to the Republican states most similar to California, simulating a comparison of California to a version of itself that did not follow the progressive policies.
In contrast with high-tech companies in the area that are always rushing to release new versions of their products, the Weed Warriors work backwards and slowly, restoring the landscape to a version of itself that existed before late-18th-century Spanish settlers brought in invasive plant species in the hay used to feed cattle.
Formerly known as Ninja SMS, HoverChat also sells a version of itself for four bucks.
But a country in such moments needs to project a vision, an idealised version of itself, something to aspire to.
Suspended at eye level in one of the gallery's bays, it carries a bound bundle of slats that suggests a nascent version of itself, like an unborn offspring.
MFB: Is Spielberg trying to be Frank Capra here — showing America a truer version of itself in a time of national unrest?
It's kitsch, yes, but unique (what else do you want from a meal?), and flawless: a perfect version of itself.
The institute is preparing for the moment when a machine can make a smarter version of itself, and aims to insure that this "intelligence explosion" remains "human-friendly".
