7 years
You are 7 years younger than the age needed to have the power of electing someone.
Is my sentence correct?
Can I replace "younger" with the word lesser or shorter. Or is there any other way to express the same meaning.
Top answer
You are 7 years younger than the age needed to have the power of electing someone. Don't say this. But you can say You are 7 years short of the age needed to have the power of electing someone.
- You are 7 years younger than the age needed to have the power of electing someone.
- Don't say this.
- But you can say You are 7 years short of the age needed to have the power of electing someone.
- We'd usually say eg You are 7 years too young to vote.
- Clive
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You are 7 years younger than the age needed to have the power of electing someone. Don't say this.
But you can say
You are 7 years short of the age needed to have the power of electing someone.
We'd usually say eg You are 7 years too young to vote.
Clive
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