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HUBLOT Posted 14 years ago
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Hit one's 20s, 30s, 40s, etc.
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When she hit her forties, Barton returned to writing as a career. She sold her first book to Harlequin's Silhouette Desire imprint called "Yankee Lover" in 1989. She has written over 80 books to date.
It is wrong to say "turn one's 20s, 30s, 40s, etc." to mean "hit one's 20s, 30s, 40s, etc."?
When she hit her forties, Barton returned to writing as a career. She sold her first book to Harlequin's Silhouette Desire imprint called "Yankee Lover" in 1989. She has written over 80 books to date.
It is wrong to say "turn one's 20s, 30s, 40s, etc." to mean "hit one's 20s, 30s, 40s, etc."?
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You can 'turn 20', but not, in my opinion 'turn one's twenties'.
- You can 'turn 20', but not, in my opinion 'turn one's twenties'.
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