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Ansonguy Posted 5 years ago
Grammar

[of that age] or [at that age]

I have made up the sentences below.

(1) People at that age are usually married.

(2) People of that age are usually married.

Which preposition is correct? Thank you very much.

  

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ansonguy Which preposition is correct? Both are possible, but I think you want "of". The grammar is different between them.

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  • ansonguy Which preposition is correct?
  • Both are possible, but I think you want "of".
  • The grammar is different between them.
  • The first is the same as "People are usually married at that age", which has the unlikely meaning that statistically, more people get married when they are that many years old than any other age.
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ansonguyWhich preposition is correct?

Both are possible, but I think you want "of". The grammar is different between them. The first is the same as "People are usually married at that age", which has the unlikely meaning that statistically, more people get married when they are that many years old than any other age. If you want an alternative to "of" with

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ansonguyWhich preposition is correct?

at

I'd put that phrase first: At that age most people are married.

CJ

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