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Andrei Posted 22 years ago
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I will be dead.
As a third of Germany's population heads towards old age the country is waking up to an impending pensions crisis.
"It always gives me a kick when I've managed a climb successfully," says Giesela Sander, who is 74.
She has just returned from a regular weekday outing to Berlin's Grunewald, where she scaled a vertical cliff-face 15 metres high in the rain.
She is dressed in sports gear and carrying hold-alls stuffed with specialist rock-climbing equipment.
"I think it's better to go climbing than to go to a restaurant or just sit in front of the television," says Wolfgang Bagger, 79, who accompanied her.
Their group is part of Germany's growing army of "active seniors" - old people with the time, spending power and energy to make the most of their retirement.
By the middle of this century, people in her age group will be in the majority.
The trouble is, Germany may no longer be able to afford them.
These pensioners know they may be the last of the financially fortunate.
"We are lucky to have been born a long time ago", says Kurt Seifert, 73.
"In 10 years' time I will be dead and I can't change the future but I know it will get worse for old people."
Is it correct to say in 10 years time I will be dead?
If you are studying to become a teacher, you could say in 3 years time I will be a teacher. This is correct because you will finish your studies in 3 years and start working as a teacher.
I wouldn't think the same apply to your death.
"It always gives me a kick when I've managed a climb successfully," says Giesela Sander, who is 74.
She has just returned from a regular weekday outing to Berlin's Grunewald, where she scaled a vertical cliff-face 15 metres high in the rain.
She is dressed in sports gear and carrying hold-alls stuffed with specialist rock-climbing equipment.
"I think it's better to go climbing than to go to a restaurant or just sit in front of the television," says Wolfgang Bagger, 79, who accompanied her.
Their group is part of Germany's growing army of "active seniors" - old people with the time, spending power and energy to make the most of their retirement.
By the middle of this century, people in her age group will be in the majority.
The trouble is, Germany may no longer be able to afford them.
These pensioners know they may be the last of the financially fortunate.
"We are lucky to have been born a long time ago", says Kurt Seifert, 73.
"In 10 years' time I will be dead and I can't change the future but I know it will get worse for old people."
Is it correct to say in 10 years time I will be dead?
If you are studying to become a teacher, you could say in 3 years time I will be a teacher. This is correct because you will finish your studies in 3 years and start working as a teacher.
I wouldn't think the same apply to your death.
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Is it correct to say in 10 years time I will be dead? Sure, it is correct. Let's say you have cancer at an advanced stage.
- Is it correct to say in 10 years time I will be dead?
- Sure, it is correct.
- Let's say you have cancer at an advanced stage.
- You don't know the precise date, but even 3 additional years of life would be optimistic.
- In that case, "In ten years time, I will be dead," is a true statement.
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Is it correct to say in 10 years time I will be dead?
Sure, it is correct.
Let's say you have cancer at an advanced stage. You don't know the precise date, but even 3 additional years of life would be optimistic. In that case, "In ten years time, I will be dead," is a true statement.
Or you could be some nefarious terrorist. You are going t
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