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Marc93 Posted 11 years ago
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Is the sentence correct

' he is still in vigorous health although he is on the RIGHT side of sixties.'
or the RIGHT can be substituted by any one of the following options
1. Wrong
2. Left
3. Negative
  

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"the right side of sixty " = less than sixty years old "the wrong side of sixty " = more than sixty years old Therefore, in your sentence, "wrong" makes more sense than "right". #2 and #3 don't work.

  • "the right side of sixty " = less than sixty years old "the wrong side of sixty " = more than sixty years old Therefore, in your sentence, "wrong" makes more sense than "right".
  • #2 and #3 don't work.
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"the right side of sixty" = less than sixty years old
"the wrong side of sixty" = more than sixty years old

Therefore, in your sentence, "wrong" makes more sense than "right".

#2 and #3 don't work.

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