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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Ages or aged
Are these correct?
Children aged six to eight are sitting here.
Children ages six to eight are sitting here.
Children ages from six to eight are sitting here.
Children ages between six to eight are sitting here.
Sitting here are the children ages six to eight.
Sitting here are the children aged six to eight.
Sitting here are the children ages from six to eight.
Sitting here are the children ages between six to eight.
Children aged six to eight are sitting here.
Children ages six to eight are sitting here.
Children ages from six to eight are sitting here.
Children ages between six to eight are sitting here.
Sitting here are the children ages six to eight.
Sitting here are the children aged six to eight.
Sitting here are the children ages from six to eight.
Sitting here are the children ages between six to eight.
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Hi, I've marked in bold the ones that are correct. Children aged six to eight are sitting here. Children ages six to eight are sitting here.
- Hi, I've marked in bold the ones that are correct.
- Children aged six to eight are sitting here.
- Children ages six to eight are sitting here.
- Children ages from six to eight are sitting here.
- Children ages between six to eight are sitting here.
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Hi,
I've marked in bold the ones that are correct.
Children aged six to eight are sitting here.
Children ages six to eight are sitting here.
Children ages from six to eight are sitting here.
Children ages between six to eight are sitting here.
Sitting here are the children ages six to eight.
Sitting here are th
I've marked in bold the ones that are correct.
Children aged six to eight are sitting here.
Children ages six to eight are sitting here.
Children ages from six to eight are sitting here.
Children ages between six to eight are sitting here.
Sitting here are the children ages six to eight.
Sitting here are th
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Hi,
English changes over time. I would say that the 'ages . . .' usage is becoming quite common, but is not yet fully accepted. Other people might disagree.
English changes over time. I would say that the 'ages . . .' usage is becoming quite common, but is not yet fully accepted. Other people might disagree.
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HUBLOTIn the study, researchers from Harvard and the University of Murcia in Spain asked hundreds of men ages 18-22 to keep a log of everything they ate for months.http://goo.gl/vKBqd'Ages' is incorrect for me.
Is ages incorrect but is "aged" correct?
I think it's a simple typo
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It's probably a difference between AmE and BrE (or CaE), since "ages x to y" doesn't strike me as wrong.
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Maybe you should check out the 'Girl Scout' entry in Merriam Webster ,11th edition.
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