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Bella08 Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

could someone simplified this sentence for me?

Hello!
Please help me understand this sentence

"Medical decisions should be based on the individual’s biological age, not chronological age."

I find it confusing. Thanks in advance ^^
  

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Some sixty-year-old people have the bodies of forty-year-olds - and vice versa. Any medical decisions should be based on the physical reality of their bodies, not on their actual age.

— Fivejedjon

  • Some sixty-year-old people have the bodies of forty-year-olds - and vice versa.
  • Any medical decisions should be based on the physical reality of their bodies, not on their actual age.
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Some sixty-year-old people have the bodies of forty-year-olds - and vice versa. Any medical decisions should be based on the physical reality of their bodies, not on their actual age.
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Thank you, sir. So clear explanation ^^
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Fiona: My doctor told me I have the body of a twenty-year-old.
Fred: Well, give it back—you're getting it all wrinkled.
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Hi, Enoon! ^^

Just wondering...you're getting it all wrinkled....means?

Sorry, my understanding of the grammar is too basic as well as my knowledge of idiomatic expressions.
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It's an old joke. To say that someone has the body of a twenty-year-old means that they are older than that, probably a lot older, but they are as healthy and firm as someone who is twenty years old. Fiona is bragging about her youthful appearance, and Fred presents an opposing opinion of her appearance, pointing out her wrinkles from age. The joke relies on Fred's pretending to misunderstand the
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