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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Correct use of "have"
"I have 25 years" intuitively feels incorrect, yet I haven't been able to nail down a valid grammatical reason WHY it is incorrect. Thanks for any help!
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Hi; The verb "have" is used in other languages to express age, but not in English. The verb "be" is used for that meaning: I am 25. But this is perfectly correct: I have 25 years of experience teaching math.
- Hi; The verb "have" is used in other languages to express age, but not in English.
- The verb "be" is used for that meaning: I am 25.
- But this is perfectly correct: I have 25 years of experience teaching math.
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Hi;
The verb "have" is used in other languages to express age, but not in English.
The verb "be" is used for that meaning: I am 25.
But this is perfectly correct:
I have 25 years of experience teaching math.
The verb "have" is used in other languages to express age, but not in English.
The verb "be" is used for that meaning: I am 25.
But this is perfectly correct:
I have 25 years of experience teaching math.
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Anonymous"I have 25 years" intuitively feels incorrect, yet I haven't been able to nail down a valid grammatical reason WHY it is incorrect. Thanks for any help!Please don't double post. I answered this in the other thread you started with the same question.
CJ
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