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Tamguatlay Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Is "since a young age" correctly used?

She said she has always been interested in health issues since a young age and wanted to lose the extra weight for her long-term-health.

Is "since a young age" correctly used?

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tamguatlay since a young age That is a phrase that a lot of my students use, but it is not really a native choice; perhaps it is a direct translation from L1? She said she has been interested in health issues since she was young and wants to lose the extra weight for her long-term health.

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  • tamguatlay since a young age That is a phrase that a lot of my students use, but it is not really a native choice; perhaps it is a direct translation from L1?
  • She said she has been interested in health issues since she was young and wants to lose the extra weight for her long-term health.
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tamguatlaysince a young age
That is a phrase that a lot of my students use, but it is not really a native choice; perhaps it is a direct translation from L1?

She said she has been interested in health issues since she was young and wants to lose the extra weight for her long-term health.
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Thanks, MM.

She was referring to her problem when she was a teenager. Now she is an adult. So the sentence should be different. Am I correct?
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Ah, I see:

She said she had been interested in health issues since she was young and wanted to lose the extra weight for her long-term health.
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