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Perfect Stranger Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary

Native-like or not no. 28 - you are in your [prime time] to

Dear Fellow Users,

Another question in my series... Would a native speaker say:

She is in her prime time/prime period for giving birth/to give birth.

Or is it unnatural and politically incorrect?

Thanks
  

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Perfect Stranger Would a native speaker say ...? No. We'd probably say something like this: She is of child-bearing age.

— CalifJim

  • Perfect Stranger Would a native speaker say ...?
  • No.
  • We'd probably say something like this: She is of child-bearing age.
  • Not being a doctor, I don't know whether there is a "prime time" for this.
  • CJ
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Perfect StrangerWould a native speaker say ...?
No. We'd probably say something like this:

She is of child-bearing age.

Not being a doctor, I don't know whether there is a "prime time" for this.

CJ
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Thanks CJ.

Can I say:

You are in you best child-bearing age.
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Perfect StrangerCan I say:You are in you best child-bearing age.
No, but you can say, This is the best time for you to have children.

CJ
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CalifJimNo, but you can say, This is the best time for you to have children.
Thanks CJ. Yeah, that sentence has crossed my mind before
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