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MyShirley Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

look my age

I start looking my age.

I would like to ask why "at" is not needed in this sentence? What does look my age mean?

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"At" wouldn't be correct here. When you "look at something", you are "watching " it. You can't watch your age.

— Pieanne

  • "At" wouldn't be correct here.
  • When you "look at something", you are "watching " it.
  • You can't watch your age.
  • Here it means you are starting to look like you should be at your age.
  • If you are 50, you may have a few lines on your face, some streaks of white/gray in your hair.
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"At" wouldn't be correct here. When you "look at something", you are "watching " it. You can't watch your age.

Here it means you are starting to look like you should be at your age. If you are 50, you may have a few lines on your face, some streaks of white/gray in your hair.

If you're 80, your hair's bound to have turned white/gray, you may be stooped, etc etc...
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