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Teo Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
age
1. Saul entered Yale at age 14.
2. Saul entered Yale at the age of 14.
3. Saul entered Yale at 14 years of age.
4. Saul entered Yale at 14 years old.
#1 and #2 are correct. How about #3 and #4?
2. Saul entered Yale at the age of 14.
3. Saul entered Yale at 14 years of age.
4. Saul entered Yale at 14 years old.
#1 and #2 are correct. How about #3 and #4?
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#4 is the only one that sounds odd to me, Teo. 'Old' is an adjective, so should not be the object of a preposition.
- #4 is the only one that sounds odd to me, Teo.
- 'Old' is an adjective, so should not be the object of a preposition.
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#4 is the only one that sounds odd to me, Teo. 'Old' is an adjective, so should not be the object of a preposition.
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Maybe this is a BrE and AmE difference, but #4 seems fine to me, and a usual way to say this.
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