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Vincent Teo Posted 17 years ago
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A talented 12-year-old girl

Can I say,

(a) Susan is a talented 12-year-old girl.

(b) Susan is a 12-year-old talented girl.
  

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Hi Vincent To me, only (a) is the idiomatic way of saying it. PBF

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Hi Vincent

To me, only (a) is the idiomatic way of saying it.

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Only this:

(a) Susan is a talented 12-year-old girl.
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That means I should say:

She is a clever 12-year-old girl.
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