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Londonderry Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Is this punctuation valid?

Is this punctuation valid?

The disease affects 20-30 year olds.
The disease affects 20-30 year old males.

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Does 20-30 year olds look right, or does it look like a bunch of 1 year olds with a quantity of 20 to 30 of them?

— Londonderry

  • Does 20-30 year olds look right, or does it look like a bunch of 1 year olds with a quantity of 20 to 30 of them?
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Does 20-30 year olds look right, or does it look like a bunch of 1 year olds with a quantity of 20 to 30 of them?
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One solution may be to write "The disease affects 20- to 30-year-old males".
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Though in reality you may mean something more like this: "The disease mainly affects young men in their twenties and thirties".
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Much better – thanks.
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GPYOne solution may be to write "The disease affects 20- to 30-year-old males".
yes
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GPYThough in reality you may mean something more like this: "The disease mainly affects young men in their twenties and thirties".
omit "young"
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