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Mr. Tom Posted 3 years ago
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He lived to a very long age.

Hi

Is the red sentence fully natural?

He lived to a very long age. He died at 98 or perhaps 99.

Thanks,

Tom

  

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Mr. Tom Is the red sentence fully natural? He lived to a very long age.

— CalifJim

  • Mr.
  • Tom Is the red sentence fully natural?
  • He lived to a very long age.
  • He died at 98 or perhaps 99.
  • Not to me.
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Mr. Tom

Is the red sentence fully natural?

He lived to a very long age. He died at 98 or perhaps 99.

Not to me. It's lived to a very old age.

(I think you might hear very long age on a rare occasion, but it sounds wrong to me.)

CJ

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A cliche expression is "ripe old age"—"He lived to a ripe old age."

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