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Sundarnaz Posted 9 years ago
Grammar
20 year or 20 years
There's a movie "20 year old Virgin". My question is why is it "20 year old" and not "20 years old"? Is there any particular reason?
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We use the singular (usually hyphenated) for ages expressed as adjectives before a noun or as substitutes for a noun. We use the plural without hyphens when we are simply stating the age of something / someone. John is 16.
- We use the singular (usually hyphenated) for ages expressed as adjectives before a noun or as substitutes for a noun.
- We use the plural without hyphens when we are simply stating the age of something / someone.
- John is 16.
- John is 16 years old.
- John is a 16-year-old.
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We use the singular (usually hyphenated) for ages expressed as adjectives before a noun or as substitutes for a noun.
We use the plural without hyphens when we are simply stating the age of something / someone.
- John is 16.
- John is 16 years old.
- John is a 16-year-old.
- John is a 16-year-old boy.
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