In my teens? in my teenage years? in my 10s?
I'd like to talk about the time when I was older than 10 and younger than 20. Which one is correct?
In my teens? In my teenage years? In my 10s?
I think in my 10s is odd but I think in my 20s or in my 40s are correct
Please advise, I need to improve my English
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kenny1999 In my teens? In my teenage years? In my 10s?
- kenny1999 In my teens?
- In my teenage years?
- In my 10s?
- You can't be in your tens.
- You are in your teens if you are of an age that ends in "-teen".
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kenny1999In my teens? In my teenage years? In my 10s?
You can't be in your tens. You are in your teens if you are of an age that ends in "-teen". There is no similar term for 12 and younger; we call that childhood. You can be in a decade, your 20s or nineties. Above 100 the pattern breaks down, and you become "over 100". Come back and ask again when you hit
0kenny1999I'd like to talk about the time when I was older than 10 and younger than 20.
It would be simpler to write from age 11 to 19. Americans often use through instead of to.
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