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Anonymous Posted 7 years ago
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My friend asked me if I'm married and I amswered back saying "are you crazy? Im like 18"

Is my answer correct or should it be I'm only 18?

  

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anonymous Is my answer correct or should it be I'm only 18? It's correct, but "I'm like 18" is only appropriate for speaking with others about your own age who also speak with slang expressions like that. " is also only appropriate within your own age group and with friends that you know fairly well.

  • anonymous Is my answer correct or should it be I'm only 18?
  • It's correct, but "I'm like 18" is only appropriate for speaking with others about your own age who also speak with slang expressions like that.
  • " is also only appropriate within your own age group and with friends that you know fairly well.
  • However, you said you were speaking with a friend, so that's OK.
  • The standard reply with people in general — those outside your age group or strangers, for example — would be "I'm only 18", just as you suggested.
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anonymousIs my answer correct or should it be I'm only 18?

It's correct, but "I'm like 18" is only appropriate for speaking with others about your own age who also speak with slang expressions like that. Even "Are you crazy?" is also only appropriate within your own age group and with friends that you know fairly well. However, you said you were speaking

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