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Addyaddy Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
at/in this age
What is the difference between:
at this (young) age
and
in this (young) age
at this (young) age
and
in this (young) age
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Hi, Only at is standard English. Clive
- Hi, Only at is standard English.
- Clive
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http://www.learnersdictionary.com/search/age
- He learned to paint in his old age. [=when he was old]
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Does "at his old age" sound better to you?
- He learned to paint in his old age. [=when he was old]
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Does "at his old age" sound better to you?
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Hi,
No, 'at his old age' is wrong.
Note you are not asking about the phrase in your original post.
Clive
No, 'at his old age' is wrong.
Note you are not asking about the phrase in your original post.
Clive
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Thank you, Clive.
http://www.learnersdictionary.com/search/age
- People expect information instantly in this age of the Internet.
- He learned to paint in his old age.
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http://www.learnersdictionary.com/search/age
- People expect information instantly in this age of the Internet.
- He learned to paint in his old age.
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Hi,
- People expect information instantly in this age of the Internet.
- He learned to paint in his old age.
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The first "age" means "a period of time that is associated with a particular thing or person." Is that why it's not correct to say "at this age of the Internet"?
- People expect information instantly in this age of the Internet.
- He learned to paint in his old age.
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The first "age" means "a period of time that is associated with a particular thing or person." Is that why it's not correct to say "at this age of the Internet"?
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The second age.This is the age I am referring to.
The second "age" means "the amount of time during which a person or animal has lived," so would it be wrong to say "at his old age"? Yes. 'His old age' refers to the period during which he was old.
The second "age" means "the amount of time during which a person or animal has lived," so would it be wrong to say "at his old age"? Yes. 'His old age' refers to the period during which he was old.
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Hi, shininggirl
To be honest, I wouldn't say " at 7 years of age" There is something missing which I couldn't make out. Maybe your sentence is correct.
Probably, I would say :
The children start \ go to school at the age of seven.
The kids start school at seven.
The school starting age is seven in many countries.
To be honest, I wouldn't say " at 7 years of age" There is something missing which I couldn't make out. Maybe your sentence is correct.
Probably, I would say :
The children start \ go to school at the age of seven.
The kids start school at seven.
The school starting age is seven in many countries.
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When the exact age is mentioned or the sense is like "at the age of 21, one gets permission to get married " use at and when the sense is in one's childhood, old age, use in.
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